#FT: Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern München
Galatasaray scorers: Mauro Icardi (Pen 30’)
Bayern scorers: Kingsley Coman (8’), Harry Kane (73’), Jamal Musiala (79’)
Venue: Rams Global Stadium, Istanbul
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Galatasaray
Muslera - Karatas, Bardakci, Sanchez, Boey - Torreira, Ayhan, Zaha, Aktürkoglu, Tete - Icardi
Subs: Güvenc, Angeliño, Nelsson, Demirbay, Mertens, Oliveira, Ndombélé, Ziyech, Yilmaz, Bakambu
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Bayern München
Ulreich - Davies, De Ligt, Kim, Mazraoui - Kimmich, Laimer, Sané, Musiala, Coman - Kane
Subs: Peretz, Sarr, Müller, Krätzig, Pavlovic, Choupo-Moting, Tel
#LIVE STANDINGS
| Position | Club | Pl | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern München | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | København | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Really just fell apart in the second half, but you can see the potential is there. Disappointing, but still optimistic.
Really can’t believe Sane didn’t draw a pen
Also, incredible play from Galatasaray
Only if we could score some of our chances…. Well played to the Gala players
Tff should’ve postponed the Beşiktaş derby match
Just no.
The only UCL match from the group stage onwards that I can think of where a football federation decided to postpone a domestic match was the second leg semi-final between Ajax-Spurs, where the former was given a week off.
Furthermore, the league counts a whopping 38 matchdays this season, so there isn’t much room for postponements.
First half: holy shit Gala could actually do this!
Second half: Snap back to realityWe gave them hell for 70 minutes and I feel proud of my team. If we were even slightly more clinical in front of the goal we could’ve got away with it.
Both can’t defend and the Gala can’t finish in front of goals.
I can’t deal with the Thamas anymore, man. We are doing reasonably well in the Bundesliga, but in the CL, Tuchelball has been a violation of the Geneva Conventions, and worst thing is, it worked once again, so nothing will change. 75 dismal minutes, followed by Bouna Sarr as the first sub, it’s like he’s trying to making a mockery out of the concept of substitutions. Gala got tired in the end, but they should have finished us in the first half.
Gala played so well, they couldve/shouldve scored a second goal. Bayern won 3-1 but never saw them getting dominated by a weak team like this
Ulreich did a great job, bittersweet to see him in a back-up role again soon
Galatasaray had 3.08xG while Bayern had 1.77xG. They missed 4 big chances and ran out of gas after ~65 minutes.
BTW great performance by the ref.
Good game Bayern bros. We really had you guys in the first half but that best in the world mentality is too strong to handle over 90 minutes.
I’m so fucking proud of this team. We finished mid table in the Turkish league just two seasons ago and now we’re here going toe to toe against the giants.
Same game as Mainz we played horrible football but scored 3 goals and won the game. I don’t know how we got away with it, but just like against Mainz, I’ll take it.
Ulreich was great and made a number of key saves. But Bayern couldn’t play out from the back because Gala were pressing Bayern CBs 1v1 and forced Ulreich to kick it. Unfortunately distribution is not part of his game. They really need Neuer back.
