Barcelona vs Galatasaray, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
· 1st LegBarcelona held to disappointing draw with Galatasaray in Europa League
Barcelona were held to a lacklustre, goalless draw against Galatasaray in the first leg of their round of 16 match at the Camp Nou on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcão.
- 4': Adama Traoré (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Galatasaray).
- 6': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Marcão (Galatasaray).
- 7': Offside, Barcelona. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
- 14': Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Nico González (Barcelona).
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 26': Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray).
- 26': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 28': Foul by Adama Traoré (Barcelona).
- 28': Marcão (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray).
- 30': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 35': Foul by Memphis Depay (Barcelona).
- 35': Sacha Boey (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Eric García.
- 37': Attempt saved. Marcão (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sacha Boey.
- 40': Offside, Galatasaray. Sofiane Feghouli tries a through ball, but Mostafa Mohamed is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 41': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 43': Foul by Nico González (Barcelona).
- 43': Marcão (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Galatasaray 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Galatasaray 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Ronald Araújo.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Ferran Torres.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Nico González.
- 49': Adama Traoré (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray).
- 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 51': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 51': Iñaki Peña (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Galatasaray. Mostafa Mohamed tries a through ball, but Sofiane Feghouli is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 57': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcão.
- 57': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 59': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 61': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Memphis Depay.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 64': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Offside, Galatasaray. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sacha Boey.
- 68': Substitution, Galatasaray. Bafétimbi Gomis replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 68': Substitution, Galatasaray. Emre Kilinç replaces Ryan Babel because of an injury.
- 72': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 75': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 75': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 76': Foul by Taylan Antalyali (Galatasaray).
- 76': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Taylan Antalyali (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Offside, Galatasaray. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Bafétimbi Gomis is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Galatasaray. Alexandru Cicâldau replaces Sofiane Feghouli.
- 80': Bafétimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Adama Traoré.
- 84': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Bafétimbi Gomis (Galatasaray).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 89': Emre Kilinç (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona).
- 89': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sacha Boey.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Galatasaray. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 90'+5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a headed pass following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Galatasaray 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Galatasaray 0.
Statistics
GAL |
BAR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.8 | Possession | 68.2 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 549 |
| 309 | Passes | 633 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Crosses | 44 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 40 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 61,740
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 28 | Nico González |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 45 | Marcão |
| 25 | Victor Nelsson |
| 6 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 93 | Sacha Boey |
| 89 | Sofiane Feghouli |
| 22 | Berkan Kutlu |
| 4 | Taylan Antalyali |
| 11 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 7 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
| 8 | Ryan Babel |
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