Galatasaray-Barcelona Match Draws Attention Over Ticket Prices

Galatasaray’s Champions League match against Barcelona was scheduled for October 13 at RAMS Park in Istanbul, with reports of strong ticket demand and the club’s top listed ticket category priced at 75,000 Turkish lira. The price has drawn attention ahead of the fixture, but the available information does not establish that tickets were resold for that amount or that it set a national record. Galatasaray’s published tariff placed Premium tickets at 75,000 lira, while the cheapest listed category cost 2,800 lira. Other categories ranged between those prices. A pre-match report described tickets as reaching 75,000 lira, but that figure matches the club’s highest listed price and does not independently establish a resale price. Claims that the match was the most expensive in Turkish football history were not supported by a comprehensive comparison with previous fixtures. The match was reported to have sold out, though no official attendance figure was provided in the material available. Galatasaray was also reported to expect about 250 million lira from ticket sales and merchandise connected with the game.