Barcelona come from behind to beat Galatasaray 4-1 in Champions League
Barcelona overturned an early deficit in Istanbul with goals from Cancelo, Fermín López, Gordon and Adeyemi to beat Galatasaray 4-1.
Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Galatasaray 4-1 at RAMS Park in Istanbul on 13 October in the second round of the UEFA Champions League league phase. The result gave Hansi Flick’s side a second straight win in the competition and, according to AFP, moved them to the top of the league-phase table.
Galatasaray took the lead in the first half through Aleksei Batrakov on a counter-attack, but Barcelona equalised before the break and scored three more times in the second half.
How the goals came
- 28′ – Aleksei Batrakov (Galatasaray), assisted by Rafael Leão, according to Türkiye Today and Yahoo Sports. AFP put the goal in the 27th minute and reported that it took a deflection off João Cancelo.
- 43′ – João Cancelo (Barcelona) levelled the score shortly before half-time.
- 50′ – Fermín López (Barcelona) headed in from a corner delivered by Lamine Yamal.
- 53′ – Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) scored after another Yamal assist.
- 65′ – Substitute Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) completed the scoring.
The three second-half goals came within 15 minutes, turning a closely contested first half into a comfortable away win.
Match statistics
Barcelona dominated the ball and the chances, according to match data published by Yahoo Sports.
- Possession: Barcelona 71 per cent
- Shots: Barcelona 22 (11 on target); Galatasaray 5
- Expected goals (xG): Barcelona 2.54; Galatasaray 0.49
What was said
Flick praised the impact of a player who changed the course of the match. “He’s turned the game around for us,” Flick said, according to AFP. Speaking about Yamal, who set up two of the goals, Flick said, “Everyone’s watching Lamine – that’s only natural,” AFP reported.
Fermín López said the team could not afford to ease off. “We’re at a very high level. We have to keep going; the season is very long. We can’t relax,” he said, according to AFP.
Standings
Barcelona now have six points from two matches, while Galatasaray have lost both of their opening games and are yet to get a point, Türkiye Today reported. AFP reported that Galatasaray are near the bottom of the table.
The match drew heavy interest in India, where “galatasaray vs barcelona” was among the top trending searches on Google on 14 October with more than two lakh searches.
Sources: The Express Tribune (AFP), Türkiye Today, Yahoo Sports
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