Galatasaray vs Barcelona, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
· 2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 2-1 on aggregate1 - 2
2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 2-1 on aggregate
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
BAR |
GAL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 50,110
Line-Ups
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 45 | Marcão |
| 25 | Victor Nelsson |
| 6 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 93 | Sacha Boey |
| 33 | Alexandru Cicaldau |
| 22 | Berkan Kutlu |
| 4 | Taylan Antalyali |
| 18 | Bafetimbi Gomis |
| 7 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
| 8 | Ryan Babel |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
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