
København vs Galatasaray 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Copenhagen beat Galatasaray to progress in Champions League
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Lukas Lerager scored a second-half goal and was sent off as FC Copenhagen reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in over a decade as they defeated Galatasaray 1-0 at home on Tuesday to secure second spot in Group A.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 38': Elias Jelert (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Copenhagen 0, Galatasaray 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Copenhagen 0, Galatasaray 0.
- 56': Wilfried Zaha (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! FC Copenhagen 1, Galatasaray 0. Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elias Achouri.
- 61': Substitution, Galatasaray. Hakim Ziyech replaces Tetê.
- 61': Substitution, Galatasaray. Dries Mertens replaces Kaan Ayhan.
- 65': Substitution, Galatasaray. Cédric Bakambu replaces Wilfried Zaha.
- 67': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Andreas Cornelius replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
- 77': Substitution, Galatasaray. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Angeliño.
- 77': Substitution, Galatasaray. Sérgio Oliveira replaces Lucas Torreira.
- 81': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Nicolai Boilesen replaces Elias Achouri.
- 85': Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Second yellow card to Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Oscar Højlund replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Game Information
Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 34,726
UEFA Champions League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+12 | Liverpool | 8 | 21 | 1 |
+15 | Barcelona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+13 | Arsenal | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+10 | Internazionale | 8 | 19 | 1 |
Statistics
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KBH![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
63.1 | Possession | 36.9 |
22 | SHOTS | 11 |
7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
442 | Accurate Passes | 236 |
569 | Passes | 349 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
12 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
49 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
74 | Long Balls | 81 |
36 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
17 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
25 | Tackles | 21 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
8 | Interceptions | 10 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 47 |
21 | Clearances | 47 |
F.C. København (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kamil Grabara (GK) |
2 | Kevin Diks |
3 | Denis Vavro |
19 | Elias Jelert ![]() |
22 | Peter Ankersen |
33 | Rasmus Falk Jensen |
9 | Diogo Gonçalves |
12 | Lukas Lerager |
7 | Viktor Claesson |
30 | Elias Achouri |
10 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Fernando Muslera (GK) |
42 | Abdülkerim Bardakci |
6 | Davinson Sánchez |
3 | Angeliño |
93 | Sacha Boey |
7 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
23 | Kaan Ayhan |
34 | Lucas Torreira |
9 | Mauro Icardi |
14 | Wilfried Zaha ![]() |
20 | Mateus Tetê |
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