Galatasaray will face Young Boys in the first match of the Champions League play-off round Wednesday.
The market values of the teams in this round have been announced, and Turkish representative Galatasaray is in 2nd place.
The team with the highest squad value in the play-off round is Lille, who eliminated Fenerbahce. The French team has a squad value of around €241 million.
Galatasaray is in second place with a squad worth €210 million. Austrian team Salzburg is in 3rd place, and Lille's opponent Slavia Prague is in 4th place.
Among the 14 teams in this round, Azerbaijan's Qarabag is in last place with a squad value of €18 million. Galatasaray's opponents, Young Boys, are 9th with a market value of €64.3 million.
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Team
Market Value (€)
1
Lille
241 million
2
Galatasaray
210.5 million
3
Salzburg
177.7 million
4
Slavia Prague
86.5 million
5
Dynamo Kyiv
76.7 million
6
Sparta Prague
74.9 million
7
Dinamo Zagreb
72.8 million
8
Red Star Belgrade (Kizilyildiz)
70.6 million
9
Young Boys
64.3 million
10
Midtjylland
58.7 million
11
Malmö
41.5 million
12
Bodo/Glimt
37.6 million
13
Slovan Bratislava
20.6 million
14
Qarabag
18 million
Ranking of the UEFA Champions League play-off teams from the highest to the lowest market value.Galatasaray's Baris Alper Yilmaz nominated for Türkiye Fair Play Award, Istanbul, Feb. 11, 2024 (AA Photo)
Galatasaray's most valuable player is 24-year-old Baris Alper Yilmaz, with a market value of €20 million. Yilmaz has scored 1 goal in 3 official matches this season.
Switzerland's Young Boys' most valuable player is 27-year-old Congolese striker Meschack Elia with €7.5 million market value. Although Elia has not scored in 6 official matches this season, he has managed to provide 1 assist.