Galatasaray take on the Kazak side FC Astana in their second UEFA Champions League group stage game at the Astana Arena.

The Istanbul giants were defeated by a 1-0 scoreline in their opening group stage game by the La Liga giants Atletico Madrid.

Astana also lost their first Champions League game to the Portuguese side Benfica.

The Lion’s will be without their star striker Burak Yilmaz due to a hamstring injury. Lukas Podolski who scored in Galatasaray’s last game starts alongside Umut Bulut upfront.

Manchester City on-loan defender Jason Denayer will also start his third consecutive game for the Istanbul giants. Denayer will be used at right-back instead of his traditional right-back position.

Astana v Galatasaray

Stadium: Astana Arena
Kick-Off: 17:00

FC Astana Confirmed starting line-up: Eric, Anicic, Ilic, Postnikov, Shomko, Maksimovic, Zhukov, Kethevoama, Cañas, Dzolchiyev, Kabananga.

Manager: Stanimir Stoilov

Galatasaray Confirmed starting line-up: Muslera, Denayer, Semih, Hakan, Carole, Selçuk, Bilal, Yasin, Sneijder, Podolski, Umut

Manager: Hamza Hamzaoğlu