Barcelona thrash Galatasaray in UEFA Champions League

FC Barcelona secured an important victory against their Turkish hosts Galatasaray with a score of 4-1, coming from behind after initially trailing by a goal. The match took place on Tuesday evening at Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, as part of the second round of the group stage in the UEFA Champions League for the 2026/2027 season.

FC Barcelona started the match strongly, but Galatasaray managed to open the scoring in the 28th minute through Aleksey Patrakov, after his shot deflected off Catalan defender Gerard Martin, changing direction and finding the net.

The Turkish team tried to extend their lead, but the Video Assistant Referee disallowed a goal scored by Paris Alper Yilmaz for offside. Just before the end of the first half, João Cancelo equalised for FC Barcelona in the 43rd minute, benefiting from a pass he received after Dani Olmo intercepted the ball in front of the penalty area.

With the start of the second half, FC Barcelona imposed their control and managed to turn the score around in just a few minutes, as Fermín López scored the second goal in the 50th minute with a header, following a precise cross from Lamine Yamal, before Anthony Gordon added the third goal in the 53rd minute, benefiting from another pass from Yamal.

The Catalan dominance continued as Karim Adeyemi added a fourth goal in the 64th minute, after the ball reached him via Gabriel Jesus, confirming Barcelona's victory and sealing the match in favor of coach Hans Flick's team.

With this result, Barcelona achieved their second victory in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, having started their campaign with a big win over Feyenoord by a score of 5-1, while Galatasaray suffered their second defeat, following their loss to Sporting Lisbon by a score of 3-1 in the first round.

With this victory, FC Barcelona has increased its tally to 6 points at the top of the table, while Galatasaray remains without points in 34th place.