The draw for the Champions League 2024/25 Play-Off Round took place on 5th August in Nylon, Switzerland. You can find all the information about Young Boys vs Galatasaray Play-Off Round matches and their schedules here.
With most of the fixtures for the third qualifying round yet to be played, the final list of playoff-round fixtures is still incomplete. However, the initial draw for the play-off round took an interesting turn by pairing the Swiss side Young Boys against the Turkish champions Galatasaray.
Under the new format for the 2024/25 Champions League , the play-off round between the SYoung Boys vs Galatasaray will consist of two legs, with each team playing one home and one away match.
Both teams have had a rough start to their seasons. The Swiss defending champions, Young Boys, are struggling and are currently at the bottom of the Swiss Super League table.
Meanwhile, the Turkish champions, Galatasaray, endured a crushing 5-0 defeat against their rivals Besiktas in the domestic Super Cup.
Under the new format, the winner of the play-off round will advance to the new league stage, where they will play eight matches instead of the traditional four-team groups whereas the loser will.
Date, kick-off time, and venue
The Champions League 2024/25 Play-Off Round is scheduled between Young Boys and Galatasaray on Tuesday, August 20, at 20:00 BST. This match will be played at Stadion Wankdorf in Switzerland.
The second leg will take place a week later on Tuesday, August 27, also at 8 PM BST, at Galatasaray’s home ground, Rams Park in Istanbul.
Young Boys vs Galatasaray: How to watch?
In the UK, fans can watch the 2024/25 Champions League matches on TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video. For the US audience, Paramount+ will be broadcasting all Champions League games.
In Switzerland, the Champions League matches will be broadcast by SRG SSR and Blue Sport. In Turkey, TRT holds the broadcasting rights.
Head-to-head (h2h) history and results
Young Boys and Galatasaray have only met each other one time in an international club friendly in 2016. The friendly match ended in a draw with a score of 1-1.
BSC Young Boys last 5 match stats:
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
| 4th August 2024 | Young Boys vs FC Zurich | 2-2 | Swiss Super League |
| 28th July 2024 | Young Boys vs St Gallen | 0-4 | Swiss Super League |
| 24th July 2024 | Young Boys vs Servette | 1-3 | Swiss Super League |
| 21st July 2024 | Young Boys vs Sion | 1-2 | Swiss Super League |
| 25th May 2024 | Young Boys vs FC Winterthur | 3-0 | Swiss Super League |
Galatasaray last 5 match stats:
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
| 27th July 2024 | Galatasaray vs Parma | 0-2 | Friendly Match |
| 24th July 2024 | Galatasaray vs Lecce | 2-1 | Friendly Match |
| 18th July 2024 | Galatasaray vs Trencin | 4-1 | Friendly Match |
| 15th July 2024 | Galatasaray vs Düsseldorf | 2-5 | Friendly Match |
| 11th July 2024 | Galatasaray vs Linz ASK | 2-3 | Friendly Match |
