Galatasaray vs Young Boys, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 2nd Leg - Young Boys advance 4-2 on aggregate

Galatasaray

87': Fernando Muslera

FT
0 - 1
2nd Leg - Young Boys advance 4-2 on aggregate

Young Boys

87': Alan Virginius

Young Boys knock out Galatasaray, qualify for new-look Champions League

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Switzerland's Young Boys beat Galatasaray 1-0 in the second leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday to qualify for the league phase of the refreshed competition following a 4-2 aggregate win.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Derrick Köhn (Galatasaray).
1': Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt blocked. Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ebrima Colley with a cross.
2': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic with a cross following a corner.
5': Offside, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula is caught offside.
6': Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
7': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
8': Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
10': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
11': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Gabriel Sara.
11': Attempt saved. Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewin Blum with a cross.
12': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
12': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
13': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
14': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
14': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Jaouen Hadjam.
15': Attempt blocked. Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ebrima Colley.
15': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Gabriel Sara.
18': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
18': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Lauper.
19': Attempt blocked. Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Lauper with a headed pass.
22': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray).
22': Lewin Blum (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
26': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Galatasaray) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
27': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Ebrima Colley (Young Boys).
29': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Derrick Köhn.
31': Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lewin Blum with a cross following a corner.
31': Offside, Young Boys. Ebrima Colley is caught offside.
32': Offside, Galatasaray. Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
33': Foul by Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys).
33': Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauro Icardi with a cross.
36': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
38': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray).
38': Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt saved. Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic with a cross.
40': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray).
40': Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt missed. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
44': Derrick Köhn (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).
45'+1': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Young Boys 0.
45': Second Half begins Galatasaray 0, Young Boys 0.
45': Substitution, Galatasaray. Berkan Kutlu replaces Hakim Ziyech.
45': Substitution, Galatasaray. Elias Jelert replaces Derrick Köhn.
49': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
50': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
51': Attempt missed. Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
53': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
55': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys).
55': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Offside, Galatasaray. Kaan Ayhan is caught offside.
58': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys).
60': Attempt blocked. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Monteiro.
60': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
61': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Victor Nelsson.
61': Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lewin Blum with a cross following a corner.
62': Offside, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula is caught offside.
62': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
62': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elias Jelert.
63': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
63': Substitution, Galatasaray. Kerem Demirbay replaces Gabriel Sara.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Ebrima Colley (Young Boys).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Substitution, Young Boys. Noah Persson replaces Jaouen Hadjam.
69': Substitution, Young Boys. Alan Virginius replaces Joël Monteiro.
70': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Sandro Lauper (Young Boys).
71': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
71': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Marvin Keller.
72': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
75': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray).
75': Noah Persson (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Persson (Young Boys).
76': Substitution, Galatasaray. Dries Mertens replaces Michy Batshuayi.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, Young Boys. Cedric Itten replaces Silvere Ganvoula.
78': Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
80': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray).
80': Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Filip Ugrinic.
80': Substitution, Young Boys. Miguel Chaiwa replaces Ebrima Colley.
81': Delay in match (Galatasaray).
84': Darian Males (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card.
84': Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Berkan Kutlu.
86': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Noah Persson.
87': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Jelert.
87': Goal! Galatasaray 0, Young Boys 1. Alan Virginius (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cedric Itten following a fast break.
87': Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
89': Alan Virginius (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
89': Substitution, Galatasaray. Günay Güvenç replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
90': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Berkan Kutlu.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Alan Virginius (Young Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cedric Itten with a headed pass following a fast break.
90'+3': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Noah Persson (Young Boys).
90'+3': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Icardi with a headed pass.
90'+5': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Noah Persson.
90'+5': Foul by Cedric Itten (Young Boys).
90'+5': Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Alan Virginius (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Foul by Dries Mertens (Galatasaray).
90'+6': Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Virginius (Young Boys).
90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+8': Alan Virginius (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray).
90'+10': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Young Boys 1.
0': Match ends, Galatasaray 0, Young Boys 1.

Statistics

YB		GAL
10	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	6
37.8	Possession	62.2
16	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
232	Accurate Passes	427
312	Passes	510
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	9
18	Crosses	33
0.4	Cross %	0.3
58	Long Balls	39
24	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
19	Interceptions	8
43	Effective Clearances	17
43	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Attendance: 46,827

Line-Ups

Galatasaray (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Fernando Muslera (GK)
23	Kaan Ayhan
25	Victor Nelsson
17	Derrick Köhn
53	Baris Alper Yilmaz
34	Lucas Torreira
20	Gabriel Sara
7	Kerem Aktürkoglu
22	Hakim Ziyech
9	Mauro Icardi
44	Michy Batshuayi

Galatasaray Substitutes:

Günay Güvenc, Efe Akman, Recep Dilek, Metehan Baltaci, Léo Dubois, Batuhan Ahmet Sen, Dries Mertens, Elias Jelert, Kerem Demirbay, Ali Bülbül, Berkan Kutlu, Yunus Akgün.

Young Boys (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Marvin Keller (GK)
4	Tanguy Zoukrou
13	Mohamed Ali Camara
3	Jaouen Hadjam
27	Lewin Blum
7	Filip Ugrinic
20	Cheikh Niasse
30	Sandro Lauper
35	Silvére Ganvoula
11	Ebrima Colley
77	Joel Monteiro

Young Boys Substitutes:

Miguel Chaiwa, Anel Hasic, Loris Benito, Alan Virginius, Darian Males, Kastriot Imeri, Dario Marzino, Zachary Athekame, Cedric Itten, David Von Ballmoos, Noah Persson.

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