Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said there was no way to replicate the “extremely loud, extremely emotional” atmosphere facing his side in their Champions League match at Galatasaray on Tuesday.

Former Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco had his side train in front of speakers blaring crowd noise before facing the Turkish giants in the 2018-19 group stage, but Tuchel said “there’s no way to simulate that beforehand”.

“It is extremely loud, extremely emotional. That will be a factor,” he told reporters on Monday.

“Galatasaray will use that to their advantage. The match is a huge challenge for us.”

Bayern are also lacking fit players, having arrived in Istanbul with a squad of just 18.

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