Galatasaray vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Galatasaray vs Atletico Madrid

Competition – Champions League

Stadium: RAMS Park

Date: 21st January 2026

Kick-off time – 17:45 GMT

Galatasaray welcome Atlético Madrid to RAMS Park on Wednesday evening for a Champions League league phase encounter that could prove decisive in both clubs’ European campaigns. The Turkish champions arrive with a mixed recent record, their most recent outing producing a 1-1 home draw with Gaziantep FK on January 17th. Before that, they defeated Kasimpasa 3-0 at home and won 4-1 away at Antalyaspor. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 1-0 away to AS Monaco in the Champions League and beat Samsunspor 3-2 at home, giving them three wins, one draw and one loss from their last five matches.

Atlético Madrid travel to Istanbul in strong form, their most recent match seeing them secure a 1-0 home victory over Alavés on January 18th. In their previous outing, they won 1-0 away at Deportivo La Coruña in the Copa del Rey before losing 2-1 at home to Real Madrid in the Supercopa. Earlier in this sequence, they drew 1-1 away at Real Sociedad and won 3-0 away at Girona, collecting three wins, one draw and one loss from their last five fixtures.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Atlético Madrid, who have won three of the four previous meetings with one draw. Los Colchoneros claimed a 2-0 home victory in November 2015 and also won 2-0 away in Istanbul in September 2015. Atlético also secured a 2-1 away win at Galatasaray in February 2010, while the sides played out a 1-1 draw in Madrid in February 2010.

Football fans worldwide can watch this Champions League clash live on Wednesday evening. In the UK, TNT Sports 4 will broadcast the match with a 17:45 GMT kick-off, while Turkish audiences can tune in on TRT 1. US viewers can follow the action on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+, and Spanish fans can watch on Movistar Liga de Campeones 3. Coverage also extends to Germany on DAZN, France on Canal+ Foot, Canada on DAZN Canada, Brazil on TNT Brasil and Max Brazil, and Portugal on DAZN Portugal.

Galatasaray – Last 5 Matches:

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
D Galatasaray 1-1 Gaziantep FK Turkish Super Lig Jan 17, 2026
W Galatasaray 3-0 Kasimpasa Turkish Super Lig Dec 21, 2025
W Antalyaspor 1-4 Galatasaray Turkish Super Lig Dec 13, 2025
L AS Monaco 1-0 Galatasaray Champions League Dec 9, 2025
W Galatasaray 3-2 Samsunspor Turkish Super Lig Dec 5, 2025

Atlético Madrid – Last 5 Matches:

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W Atlético Madrid 1-0 Alavés Spanish LALIGA Jan 18, 2026
W Deportivo La Coruña 0-1 Atlético Madrid Spanish Copa del Rey Jan 13, 2026
L Atlético Madrid 1-2 Real Madrid Spanish Supercopa Jan 8, 2026
D Real Sociedad 1-1 Atlético Madrid Spanish LALIGA Jan 4, 2026
W Girona 0-3 Atlético Madrid Spanish LALIGA Dec 21, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

Home Team Score Away Team Date Competition
Atlético Madrid 2-0 Galatasaray Nov 25, 2015 Champions League
Galatasaray 0-2 Atlético Madrid Sep 15, 2015 Champions League
Galatasaray 1-2 Atlético Madrid Feb 25, 2010 Europa League
Atlético Madrid 1-1 Galatasaray Feb 18, 2010 Europa League

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country Broadcaster
Great Britain TNT Sports 4
Turkey TRT 1
USA CBS Sports Network
Spain Movistar Liga de Campeones 3
Germany DAZN Germany
France Canal+ Foot
Canada DAZN Canada
Brazil TNT Brasil
Portugal DAZN Portugal
Australia Stan Sport

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