UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Juventus DWLDL 2
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Galatasaray WLWWW 5
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JUV202
GAL145
1st Leg · RAMS Park · 49,977 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Galatasaray trounce Juventus in UCL playoff first leg

Galatasaray pushed Juventus to the brink of elimination from the Champions League in a wild 5-2 comeback win in Istanbul on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
1
38.2
Possession
61.8
7
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
243
Accurate Passes
434
304
Passes
492
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
10
15
Crosses
29
0.1
Cross %
0.3
37
Long Balls
39
17
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
15
27
Effective Clearances
11
27
Clearances
11

Head to Head

GAL leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

GAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ugurcan ÇakirG
  2. 42Abdülkerim BardakçiCD-L
  3. 6Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 4Ismail JakobsLB
  5. 7Roland SallaiRB
  6. 11Yunus AkgünAM
  7. 8Gabriel GomesLM
  8. 34Lucas TorreiraRM
  9. 45Victor OsimhenF
  10. 77Noa LangAM-L
  11. 53Baris Alper YilmazAM-R

JUV · 4-3-3

  1. 16Michele Di GregorioG
  2. 6Lloyd KellyCD-L
  3. 3BremerCD-R
  4. 27Andrea CambiasoLB
  5. 15Pierre KaluluRB
  6. 5Manuel LocatelliCM
  7. 19Khéphren ThuramLM
  8. 8Teun KoopmeinersRM
  9. 22Weston McKennieF
  10. 10Kenan YildizLF
  11. 7Francisco ConceiçãoRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Galatasaray 1, Juventus 0. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 16' Goal! Galatasaray 1, Juventus 1. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 18' Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' Goal! Galatasaray 1, Juventus 2. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 34' Substitution, Juventus. Federico Gatti replaces Bremer because of an injury.
  6. 43' Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cabal replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
  8. 49' Goal! Galatasaray 2, Juventus 2. Noa Lang (Galatasaray) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  9. 59' Juan Cabal (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 60' Goal! Galatasaray 3, Juventus 2. Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross following a set piece situation.
  11. 67' Second yellow card to Juan Cabal (Juventus) for a bad foul.
  12. 70' Substitution, Juventus. Filip Kostic replaces Francisco Conceição.
  13. 70' Substitution, Galatasaray. Leroy Sané replaces Yunus Akgün.
  14. 74' Goal! Galatasaray 4, Juventus 2. Noa Lang (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  15. 77' Substitution, Galatasaray. Wilfried Singo replaces Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  16. 77' Substitution, Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  17. 80' Substitution, Juventus. Fabio Miretti replaces Khéphren Thuram.
  18. 81' Substitution, Juventus. Loïs Openda replaces Kenan Yildiz.
  19. 83' Substitution, Galatasaray. Eren Elmali replaces Ismail Jakobs.
  20. 83' Substitution, Galatasaray. Sacha Boey replaces Noa Lang.
  21. 86' Goal! Galatasaray 5, Juventus 2. Sacha Boey (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.

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