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Demirovic addresses Galatasaray links after Champions League defeat

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Ermedin Demirovic stated that his only focus was on winning three points as Stuttgart faced Galatasaray in the Champions League, according to Bulinews. He wanted to play a good game for VfB and win the match. Demirovic would have loved to score a goal and help the team.

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Ermedin Demirovic stated that his only focus was on winning three points as Stuttgart faced Galatasaray in the Champions League, according to Bulinews. He wanted to play a good game for VfB and win the match. Demirovic would have loved to score a goal and help the team. He insisted that he didn't see it as an opportunity to present himself to Galatasaray.

Demirovic had been linked with a move to Galatasaray over the summer before deciding to stay in Stuttgart. He came up against Galatasaray at RAMS Park, but was unable to prevent a 2-0 defeat. Aleksey Batrakov scored twice in the win for Galatasaray. The match was Demirovic's first time playing in Turkey.

Demirovic described the atmosphere at RAMS Park as something he had never experienced before, with relentless noise throughout the evening. Despite the challenging conditions, he maintained that VfB wanted to win the game. Demirovic acknowledged that there was contact with Galatasaray and he has respect for the club. Stuttgart will continue despite the loss.

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Ermedin Demirovic has insisted that his only focus was on three points as Stuttgart faced Galatasaray. The Bosnian international was heavily linked with a move to the Turkish champions over the summer before ultimately deciding to stay in Stuttgart. He then came up against his former suitors at RAMS Park on Tuesday evening, but was unable to prevent a first defeat of the Champions League campaign, with Aleksey Batrakov scoring twice in a 2-0 win for Galatasaray. Speaking to DAZN after the final whistle, the 28-year-old was asked whether he had viewed the occasion as an opportunity to make another impression on the Lions.

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