National team player Martin Atanasov was second in scoring in Galatasaray's victory over the Bursa team in a match from the 8th round of the elite Turkish championship. Jean Patry and company were categorical in their away game and recorded a 3:0 (25:19, 25:21, 25:18) win in an hour and 26 minutes of play. Two-time Olympic champion Patry finished with 19 points for his team. Atanasov contributed with 12 (3 aces, 2 blocks).

Thus, after the round was played, Galatasaray are third in the standings.

Galatasaray HDI Sigorta will host the return leg of the 1/16 finals in the CEV Cup tournament on Thursday, November 21 at 20:00 against Fino Kaposvar.

After the European match, Atanasov and company will host the RAMS Global Cizre team on Sunday, November 24 at 15:00.