Today at 2:45 p.m. ET, FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray square off in UEFA Champions League Group B action live from Germany. The game can be live streamed here.
Roberto Mancini is looking to lead his Galatasaray team to the knock-out stages of the Champions League. Galatasaray came from behind to earn a tie on the road against Juventus in Mancini's first Champions League game since taking over and followed it up with a 3-1 home victory over FC Copenhagen.
The wins took away the pain from a 6-1 loss at the hands of Real Madrid and have brought the team to the second place spot in Group B. Mancini, who took over for Fatih Terim, who departed to manage Turkey, says it's been difficult to take over and try to instill his presence in such a short time.
"It's difficult to change a lot in five weeks," Mancini said, according to ESPN. "We need time. We've been working very hard. Although it seems that Juventus and Real Madrid are favorites in this group, we will try to get out of it. I have high expectations. We want to continue having good results."
Galatasaray will look to build a five point lead over Juventus, but will look to do so without injured goalkeeper Fernando Muslera (broken toe) and midfielder Wesley Sneijder (thigh).
Copenhagen enters with slim hopes of making it to the final 16, having earned just one point in three contests. Head coach Stale Solbakken knows it's tough to have to take on a Galatasaray team that dominated his club the first time around.
"Galatasaray were the better team in the first game but I'm 100 percent certain tomorrow's will be a more normal and close match with few chances," he told ESPN Monday. "They were on fire. I think most fans and others around the team believe the first half they played against us and the second half they played against Juventus were among the best they have played. It was more or less the first 20-25 minutes that killed us there."
Galatasaray looks to keep building towards the knock-out stages while a desperate Copenhagen team will try to keep its hopes alive when these teams meet on the pitch in Germany this afternoon.
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