Manchester City vs Galatasaray, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueHaaland ends drought as Man City clinch last-16 spot
Erling Haaland ended his goal drought as Manchester City sneaked into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Galatasaray.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Galatasaray).
- 2': Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross following a fast break.
- 4': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 4': Leroy Sané (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 6': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
- 6': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray).
- 9': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 10': Goal! Manchester City 1, Galatasaray 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
- 19': Foul by Mario Lemina (Galatasaray).
- 19': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Mario Lemina (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray).
- 22': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 24': Attempt saved. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 24': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
- 26': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Roland Sallai.
- 27': Offside, Galatasaray. Ismail Jakobs is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
- 27': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Goal! Manchester City 2, Galatasaray 0. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Roland Sallai.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jérémy Doku because of an injury.
- 37': Handball by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Roland Sallai.
- 40': Offside, Galatasaray. Baris Alper Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Galatasaray 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Galatasaray 0.
- 47': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 47': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray).
- 50': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
- 50': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 50': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 55': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross.
- 56': Handball by Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray).
- 59': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Leroy Sané (Galatasaray).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 63': Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 64': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Roland Sallai.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 65': Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray).
- 67': Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 68': Substitution, Galatasaray. Eren Elmali replaces Abdülkerim Bardakci.
- 68': Substitution, Galatasaray. Lucas Torreira replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 68': Substitution, Galatasaray. Yunus Akgün replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
- 68': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 68': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 80': Substitution, Galatasaray. Kaan Ayhan replaces Leroy Sané.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 86': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 86': Substitution, Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi replaces Gabriel Sara.
- 87': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray).
- 87': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Attempt saved. Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 90'+6': Mario Lemina (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Galatasaray 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Galatasaray 0.
Statistics
GAL |
MNC![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 450 | Accurate Passes | 460 |
| 516 | Passes | 525 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 14 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 35,259
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 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 21 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ugurcan Çakir (GK) |
| 42 | Abdülkerim Bardakci |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 4 | Ismail Jakobs |
| 7 | Roland Sallai |
| 8 | Gabriel Sara |
| 20 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 99 | Mario Lemina |
| 45 | Victor Osimhen |
| 53 | Baris Alper Yilmaz |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
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