UEFA Europa League

Galatasaray vs Barcelona, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 2-1 on aggregate
Galatasaray
  • 28': Marcão
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2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 2-1 on aggregate
Barcelona
  • 37': Pedri
  • 49': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Barcelona rally past Galatasaray to book spot in Europa League quarterfinals

Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Galatasaray 2-1 at the NEF Stadyumu to advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Taylan Antalyali.
  • 2': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona).
  • 2': Marcão (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ryan Babel (Galatasaray).
  • 3': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Bafétimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Berkan Kutlu.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Bafétimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 12': Offside, Galatasaray. Taylan Antalyali tries a through ball, but Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ryan Babel (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandru Cicâldau.
  • 15': Foul by Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray).
  • 15': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Galatasaray).
  • 19': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Offside, Galatasaray. Bafétimbi Gomis tries a through ball, but Ryan Babel is caught offside.
  • 22': Bafétimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 27': Alexandru Cicâldau (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 27': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 28': Goal! Galatasaray 1, Barcelona 0. Marcão (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Cicâldau with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Marcão (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 37': Goal! Galatasaray 1, Barcelona 1. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 40': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
  • 40': Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Alexandru Cicâldau (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
  • 40': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 40': Marcão (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Galatasaray 1, Barcelona 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Galatasaray 1, Barcelona 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Adama Traoré.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 49': Goal! Galatasaray 1, Barcelona 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
  • 52': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sacha Boey.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 55': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
  • 56': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Sergiño Dest because of an injury.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
  • 60': Foul by Taylan Antalyali (Galatasaray).
  • 60': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Galatasaray. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Bafétimbi Gomis.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 69': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Galatasaray).
  • 71': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Patrick van Aanholt (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Substitution, Galatasaray. Halil Dervisoglu replaces Ryan Babel.
  • 74': Substitution, Galatasaray. Olimpiu Morutan replaces Alexandru Cicâldau.
  • 75': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 75': Marcão (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Galatasaray) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Olimpiu Morutan.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 79': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 79': Taylan Antalyali (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Gerard Piqué.
  • 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Memphis Depay replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 83': Marcão (Galatasaray).
  • 83': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray).
  • 85': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Galatasaray. Omer Bayram replaces Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 87': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Foul by Omer Bayram (Galatasaray).
  • 90': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Omer Bayram (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Olimpiu Morutan (Galatasaray).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a headed pass.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 1, Barcelona 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Galatasaray 1, Barcelona 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
67.5 Possession 32.5
19 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
596 Accurate Passes 250
685 Passes 327
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 5
0.3 Cross % 0.6
29 Long Balls 58
8 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 14
6 Effective Clearances 20
6 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Attendance: 50,110

Line-Ups

GAL Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
26 Iñaki Peña (GK)
45 Marcão
25 Victor Nelsson
6 Patrick van Aanholt Yellow Card
93 Sacha Boey
33 Alexandru Cicaldau
22 Berkan Kutlu
4 Taylan Antalyali
18 Bafetimbi Gomis
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
8 Ryan Babel
Galatasaray Substitutes:
Fernando Muslera, Alpaslan Ozturk, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Isik Kaan Arslan, Olimpiu Morutan, Ismail Cipe, Erick Pulgar, Halil Dervisoglu, Mostafa Mohamed, Emre Kilinc, Omer Bayram.

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
3 Gerard Piqué
24 Eric García Yellow Card
18 Jordi Alba Yellow Card
2 Sergiño Dest
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
16 Pedri
21 Frenkie de Jong
25 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
19 Ferran Torres
11 Adama Traoré
Barcelona Substitutes:
Arnau Tenas, Ricard Puig, Óscar Mingueza, Neto, Ousmane Dembélé, Nicolas Gonzalez, Clément Lenglet, Luuk de Jong, Ronald Araújo, Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay, Gavi.

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