Galatasaray vs Real Madrid, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Galatasaray

FT
0 - 1

Real Madrid

18': Toni Kroos

Toni Kroos goal gets Real Madrid first Group A win

A depleted Real Madrid earned their first win in the 2019-20 edition of the Champions League with a 1-0 triumph at Galatasaray on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
2': Hand ball by Ryan Babel (Galatasaray).
4': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Christian Luyindama (Galatasaray).
5': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrygo.
7': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ryan Donk.
8': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a corner.
8': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Mariano (Galatasaray).
10': Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younès Belhanda with a through ball.
10': Attempt blocked. Yuto Nagatomo (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Florin Andone (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
11': Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a through ball.
11': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
14': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
14': Offside, Galatasaray. Mariano tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
14': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Christian Luyindama (Galatasaray).
15': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
18': Goal! Galatasaray 0, Real Madrid 1. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
23': Attempt missed. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo with a cross.
23': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
26': Foul by Marcão (Galatasaray).
26': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
28': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
29': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal.
31': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
31': Marcão (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Ryan Babel (Galatasaray).
32': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Galatasaray).
32': Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt saved. Younès Belhanda (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Babel with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
39': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
40': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
42': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
44': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo.
45'+1': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Christian Luyindama (Galatasaray).
45'+2': First Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Real Madrid 1.
45': Second Half begins Galatasaray 0, Real Madrid 1.
45': Substitution, Galatasaray. Sofiane Feghouli replaces Ryan Donk.
46': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Galatasaray).
46': Jean Michael Seri (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a through ball.
53': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
54': Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
54': Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariano with a cross.
54': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
55': Attempt missed. Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mariano following a corner.
57': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
58': Florin Andone (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
59': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
59': Foul by Mariano (Galatasaray).
59': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Christian Luyindama.
61': Attempt saved. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
62': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Galatasaray).
62': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Karim Benzema with a through ball.
65': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
65': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcelo.
66': Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mariano with a cross.
67': Substitution, Galatasaray. Omer Bayram replaces Younès Belhanda.
67': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
68': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray).
68': Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
77': Substitution, Galatasaray. Emre Mor replaces Jean Michael Seri.
79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Eden Hazard.
79': Substitution, Real Madrid. James Rodríguez replaces Federico Valverde.
79': Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Rodrygo.
82': Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emre Mor.
83': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Marcelo.
84': Attempt missed. Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Omer Bayram with a cross following a corner.
85': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
87': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
87': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
87': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray).
89': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
90'+1': Emre Mor (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
90'+1': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Offside, Galatasaray. Mariano tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
90'+2': Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Foul by Marcão (Galatasaray).
90'+3': Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Marcão (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by Mariano (Galatasaray).
90'+4': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Mariano (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Real Madrid 1.
0': Match ends, Galatasaray 0, Real Madrid 1.

Statistics

RMA		GAL
4	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	11
44.5	Possession	55.5
26	SHOTS	11
12	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
396	Accurate Passes	506
491	Passes	606
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
15	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	52
27	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	5
22	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
19	Interceptions	10
17	Effective Clearances	18
17	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 48,886

UEFA Champions League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	8	+19	24
2	Bayern Munich	8	+14	21
3	Liverpool	8	+12	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur	8	+10	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

Galatasaray (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Fernando Muslera (GK)
15	Ryan Donk
45	Marcão
27	Christian Luyindama
6	Jean Michaël Seri
92	Steven N'Zonzi
10	Younès Belhanda
55	Yuto Nagatomo
22	Mariano
11	Ryan Babel
23	Florin Andone

Galatasaray Substitutes:

Okan Kocuk, Sener Özbayrakli, Emre Mor, Selcuk Inan, Sofiane Feghouli, Omer Bayram, Adem Büyük.

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4	Sergio Ramos
5	Raphaël Varane
12	Marcelo
2	Dani Carvajal
14	Casemiro
8	Toni Kroos
15	Federico Valverde
9	Karim Benzema
7	Eden Hazard
27	Rodrygo

Real Madrid Substitutes:

Isco, Éder Militão, Luka Jovic, Ferland Mendy, James Rodríguez, Alphonse Areola, Vinícius Júnior.

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