Basel currently tops the group with six points from two wins, while Galatasaray is second in the group with four points from one win and one draw. In this game, Galatasaray can win away at Basel and they will be able to jump to the top of the group and lay a good foundation for qualifying from the group.

Therefore, Galatasaray took this game very seriously, and in order to better prepare and rest, they came to Basel two days early.

Although Basel currently top the group, Galatasaray are confident of an away win.

In fact, in the hearts of Galatasaray, the other two opponents in this group, except for the Premier League giants Manchester United, are scum.

Although the Turkish Super League may still be a marginal league in the eyes of some media and fans, in fact, the Turkish Super Football League has been very popular in recent years, and the strength of the team has also improved rapidly.

With its unique geographical advantages, Turkey, which straddles Europe and Asia, has maintained rapid economic growth in recent years, and last year it became the 16th largest economy in the world.

Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas are all located in Istanbul, Turkey's wealthiest city. The GDP per capita here is close to $20,000, almost double the national per capita rate. With the support of strong economic strength, the Turkish Super League giants do not have to worry about the so-called wage structure like Arsenal and Dortmund. Offering huge wages to superstars is something they take for granted.

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Even more attractive than high wages is Turkey's low tax rate. Compared to the close 50% tax rate of the top five European leagues (50% in the Premier League, 47.5% in the Bundesliga, 45% in Serie A, 45% in La Liga, 41% in Ligue 1), playing in the Turkish Super League only requires a 15% personal income tax, making it a paradise for football stars. The owner of Antalya Sports even dared to make a bold statement in public - to buy Messi in eight years.

In order to attract foreign stars, the new season of the Turkish Super League has further liberalized the foreign aid policy of the league, and a large number of excellent foreign aid has poured in, which has greatly increased the strength of several giants in Turkey.

Founded in 1959, the Turkish Super League is not an upstart either. With its fiery stadium atmosphere and fierce derby rivalries, the Turkish league has long been known for its football culture.

Fenerbahce (18 league titles), Galatasaray (20 league titles) and Besiktas (11 league titles) are all regulars in the European competition, with Galatasaray also winning the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup double in 2000. In that year's UEFA Super Cup, Galatasaray defeated Real Madrid, the "greatest club of the twentieth century", 2:1.

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At present, the Turkish Super League is the 7th league ranked by UEFA, and the league winner can directly participate in the group stage of the Champions League, and the runners-up can also participate in the Champions League through the qualifying round.

You must know that Basel, as the champion of the Swiss Super League last season, first played the knockout round of the third round of the Champions League qualification, and then played the Champions League play-offs to enter the main stage of the Champions League.

At present, in the Galatasaray team, there are Uruguayan international Muslera, former Arsenal main right-back Eboue, midfield has Altentop transferred from Bayern Munich, Brazilian international Melo on loan from Juventus, Turkey's number one star Yilmaz and Sweden international Elmande in the frontline, and the rest of the positions are also Turkish internationals or internationals from other countries.

Such a player configuration is indeed powerful.

Therefore, it is not for nothing that the Galatasaray people feel that they are stronger than Basel.

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Basel's match with Galatasaray was particularly eye-catching, with a considerable number of Chinese journalists gathering in Basel.

There are several highlights of this match, first of all, Galatasaray's head coach is former Inter Milan manager Roberto Brown. Mancini, and Jiang Chenxi also played for Inter Milan's youth team, and the meeting of the two former Inter Milaners was clearly a reunion of master and apprentice.

However, in fact, Jiang Chenxi joined Inter Milan after the Asian Junior Championship in October 2008 and entered the Inter Milan U16 echelon, while Mancini left in the summer of 2008. Jose Mourinho.

Another highlight of the game was the captain of Basel, Alexander. Frei was seriously injured and was reimbursed in advance for most of the season, in this game, Jiang Chenxi will shoulder the heavy responsibility of Basel's attack in the absence of the captain's serious injury, and a large part of the team's scoring pressure is on him!

This is also regarded by some media and fans as the most direct opportunity to test the true ability and level of Jiang Chenxi, the current new fried chicken in European football!

It's a test.

Furthermore......

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Two days later, Basel, St. Jakobs Park.

2012/2013 UEFA Champions League Group H matchday 3, Basel home vs Galatasaray.

"In addition, in this game, Jiang Chenxi will be tested by a tight defense." "Although it has been less than a month since Mancini took over Galatasaray, the Turkish Super League giants have improved defensively and have not conceded a goal in two league games, and in the last Champions League game against Manchester United's onslaught, Galatasaray only conceded a goal due to an accident. ”

"Yes." Zhang Lu said, "Mancini has brought changes to Galatasaray's defense, we can see some shadows of Italy's chain defense, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Galatasaray's current defense is a Serie A team. ”

Moreover, Jiang Chenxi is Basel's top scorer, the top scorer in the Swiss Super League, and the current top scorer in the Champions League. In the absence of Frei's injury, Jiang Chenxi will take on the burden of Basel's goal, and Mancini will definitely focus on studying and deploying defense for him. He Wei said, "In today's game, Jiang Chenxi will face unprecedented difficulties if he wants to score a goal!" I hope that Jiang Chenxi's forward partner Streller can help Jiang Chenxi share some more offensive pressure. ”

In Alexandria. In the case of Frei's injury, Basel's starting striker partner almost does not have to be deliberately guessed, and it will basically be the partner of Jiang Chenxi and high school striker Streller.

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At this point, the starting lists of both sides were played on the TV screen.

Galatasaray (4-4-2):

Goalkeepers: 25 - Muslera;

Defenders: 27-Eboue, 13-Noenko, 26-Kaya, 22-Basta;

Midfielders: 8-Ilan, 4-H-Altentop, 10-Melo, 53-Albat;

Forwards: 17-Yilmaz, 9-Elmand;

"Basel have to be careful of Yilmaz, this Turkish international is very strong, there is a saying that if Yilmaz had not been playing in the Turkish Super League, he would have been much more famous than he is now, he is a striker with a top quality." Zhang Lu said.

"I have a statistic here, from 2002 to 2012, he played in the Turkish Super League for Antalya, Besiktas, Manisa, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray and many other Turkish Super League giants, in the past 10 years in Turkey, he played a total of 271 matches for these teams, scored 213 goals, ranked eighth in Europe in the past five years in terms of total goals, surpassing many outstanding stars, and Cavani, Van Persie and other giants, can be described as a real "goal machine." ”。” He Wei said.

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Basel (4-5-1):

Goalkeepers: No. 1 Sommer;

Defender: No. 29 Marcus. Steinhofer, No. 6 Alexander. Dragovic, No. 13 Kovac, No. 3 Park Joo-ho;

Midfielder: No. 20 Fabian. Frey, No. 7 David. Degen, No. 10 Giles. Yappie, No. 22 Muhammad. Salah, No. 24 Cabrral;

Forward: No. 27 Jiang Chenxi;

"Single striker, Basel coach Vogel actually arranged Jiang Chenxi as a single arrow, and he did not discharge the forward partner of Jiang Chenxi and Streller that people expected before." He Wei exclaimed, "For Jiang Chenxi, this game will be a new test, a very severe test. ”

"It's also an opportunity." This time, Zhang Lu did not smile, but had a serious expression, "A chance to be in charge of oneself and let everyone know him in depth again!" ”