Galatasaray and FC Porto will face off Saturday in the Emirates Cup 2013.
The tournament features four clubs engaging in four matches. Galatasaray will take on Arsenal on Sunday after Saturday's game with FC Porto.
Galatasaray midfielder Emmanuel Eboue of Galatasaray has already professed an excitement about playing Arsenal in the tournament.
"I still speak to several of the guys regularly - Bacary Sagna and Abou Diaby for example - and sometimes [manager] Arsène Wenger too," Eboue told the Official Matchday Programme. "I always want to hear news from the club because I am a big supporter of them. I'm a Galatasaray player now, but I am still in love with Arsenal and I always watch their games.
"The club only did good things for me, and I never had any trouble from anybody," he added.
"My only bad day was that game against Wigan, but that was something you must be ready for as football player. I will never, ever forget Arsenal or its supporters and I cannot wait to see them again."
Before he takes on his old team, Eboue will have to deal with an FC Porto squad that has lost a number of its top players this summer; the Portuguese champs lost James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho to Monaco.
Porto will take on Napoli on Sunday in its second game.
The winner of each game earns three points. Each goal scored is also awarded a point. The team with the most points lifts the trophy.
Prediction: Galatasaray enters this contest as the undisputed favorite. Look for them to pull off a 3-2 win.
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