Galatasaray vs Juventus 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs

Galatasaray

15': Gabriel Sara
49': Noa Lang
60': Davinson Sánchez
74': Noa Lang
86': Sacha Boey

FT
5 - 2
1st Leg

Juventus

16': Teun Koopmeiners
32': Teun Koopmeiners
67': Juan Cabal

Galatasaray trounce Juventus in UCL playoff first leg

Galatasaray pushed Juventus to the brink of elimination from the Champions League in a wild 5-2 comeback win in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

15': Goal! Galatasaray 1, Juventus 0. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
16': Goal! Galatasaray 1, Juventus 1. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
18': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Goal! Galatasaray 1, Juventus 2. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a through ball following a fast break.
34': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Gatti replaces Bremer because of an injury.
43': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cabal replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
49': Goal! Galatasaray 2, Juventus 2. Noa Lang (Galatasaray) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
59': Juan Cabal (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Goal! Galatasaray 3, Juventus 2. Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross following a set piece situation.
67': Second yellow card to Juan Cabal (Juventus) for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Juventus. Filip Kostic replaces Francisco Conceição.
70': Substitution, Galatasaray. Leroy Sané replaces Yunus Akgün.
74': Goal! Galatasaray 4, Juventus 2. Noa Lang (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
77': Substitution, Galatasaray. Wilfried Singo replaces Abdülkerim Bardakci.
77': Substitution, Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
80': Substitution, Juventus. Fabio Miretti replaces Khéphren Thuram.
81': Substitution, Juventus. Loïs Openda replaces Kenan Yildiz.
83': Substitution, Galatasaray. Eren Elmali replaces Ismail Jakobs.
83': Substitution, Galatasaray. Sacha Boey replaces Noa Lang.
86': Goal! Galatasaray 5, Juventus 2. Sacha Boey (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 49,977

Statistics

JUV		GAL
18	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	1
38.2	Possession	61.8
7	SHOTS	22
3	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
243	Accurate Passes	434
304	Passes	492
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	10
15	Crosses	29
0.1	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	39
17	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
5	Effective Tackles	9
8	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	15
27	Effective Clearances	11
27	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
42	Abdülkerim Bardakci
6	Davinson Sánchez
4	Ismail Jakobs
7	Roland Sallai
11	Yunus Akgün
8	Gabriel Sara
34	Lucas Torreira
45	Victor Osimhen
77	Noa Lang
53	Baris Alper Yilmaz

Substitutes:

Mauro Icardi, Kaan Ayhan, Sacha Boey, Batuhan Ahmet Sen, Günay Güvenc, Eren Elmali, Yáser Asprilla, Wilfried Singo, Leroy Sané, Ilkay Gündogan, Ahmed Kutucu.

Juventus (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Michele Di Gregorio (GK)
6	Lloyd Kelly
3	Bremer
27	Andrea Cambiaso
15	Pierre Kalulu
5	Manuel Locatelli
19	Khéphren Thuram
8	Teun Koopmeiners
22	Weston McKennie
10	Kenan Yildiz
7	Francisco Conceição