Large backing guaranteed for Gala against Schalke
- Published: 12 Mar 2013 at 02.49
- Online news: World
Galatasaray will be the away team at Schalke 04 in Tuesday's Champions League last 16 second leg but Fatih Terim's side can still expect plenty of support from Gelsenkirchen's sizeable Turkish community.
Combo of two recent file pictures shows German football national team's Mesut Ozil (L) and Galatasaray football team's Hamit Altintop (R), who both are of Turkish origin and were born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The UEFA Champions League football quarterfinal match Schalke 04 vs Galatasaray Istanbul will take place on March 12, 2013 in Gelsenkirchen, where a lot of fans are of Turkish origins.
The joke going around the west German city's sports bars is that Schalke are the only Champions League team expected to play two away games in the last 16 and many Galatasaray fans will not have to travel far to the Veltins Arena.
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