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Batrakov entered the starting lineup of Galatasaray for the match with Lille in the Champions League

The meeting of the General stage of the Champions League will be held at the stadium “Pierre Maurois” and will begin at 19:45 Moscow time

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Batrakov entered the starting lineup of Galatasaray for the match with Lille in the Champions League

Russian midfielder Alexei Batrakov will be in the starting lineup of Galatasaray for the guest match of the third round of the general stage of the Champions League against Lille. This is reported on the tournament website.

The meeting will be held at the stadium “Pierre Maurois” and will begin at 19:45 GMT.

In the first round of the Champions League, Galatasaray lost away to Portuguese Sporting (1: 3). Batrakov came out in the starting lineup, having spent 64 minutes on the field and not having noted productive actions.

In the second round, the Turkish club lost at home to Barcelona (1: 4). Batrakov also came out in the starting lineup, played 58 minutes and scored his team's only goal.

Batrakov joined the Istanbul club from Lokomotiv on August 20 for €25 million. In total, the 21-year-old midfielder of the Russian national team has one goal and two assists in seven matches for Galatasaray.

Source: РБК ↗

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