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Galatasaray 1-4 Barcelona: result and stats, UEFA Champions League

Matchday 2
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  • Aleksey Batrakov28'
  • 43'João Cancelo
  • 50'Fermín López
  • 53'Anthony Gordon
  • 65'Karim Adeyemi
Rams ParkMarco GuidaCapacity 53,798Tue, 13 Oct 202621:00
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Player of the match
Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana headshot
Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
Attacker · Barcelona
9.2
This match
Shooting10.0Finishing10.0Creativity10.0Passing6.5Involvement7.2Defending2.2Physical6.5Dribbling10.0
Attacking
Goals0
Assists2
Shots3
Dribbles won2
Offsides1
Build-up
Passes51
Key passes6
Pass accuracy76%
Defending
Tackles1
Duels won4 · 50%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Batrakov7.5Sallai7.0Çakır6.7Gordon7.6Cancelo7.6Yamal9.2
Player
Joan GarcíaJoan GarcíaG210,73-0,2720/213/4
Uğurcan ÇakırUğurcan ÇakırG643,29-0,7125/4611/31
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Possession & Passing

29%Possession71%
273Total passes689
74%Pass accuracy91%
1Corners6

Attack

5Shots22
3On target11
1Off target7
1Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

3Shots in box16
2Shots out box6
0.4xG2.8

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves2
8Offsides7
12Fouls10
2Yellow cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,34xG1,01
3Shots10
2On target6
0Big chances3
30%Possession70%
1Corners3
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Second half

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0,09xG1,82
2Shots12
1On target5
0Big chances6
28%Possession72%
0Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Galatasaray crestGalatasaray
0.425429%
84% open play16% set piece
Barcelona crestBarcelona
2.83221571%
86% open play14% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,81,62,43,20'15'30'45'60'75'90'João Cancelo 43'Fermín López 50'Anthony Gordon 53'Karim Adeyemi 65'Aleksey Batrakov 28'Barcelona2,83 xGGalatasaray0,42 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Galatasaray crestGalatasaray0,42 xG · 1 scoredBarcelona crestBarcelona2,83 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

Galatasaray10
Open play 8Set piece 1Defensive 1
Barcelona44
Open play 36Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

15 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Aleksey Batrakov 28'João Cancelo 43'Fermín López 50'Anthony Gordon 53'Karim Adeyemi 65'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'GalatasarayBarcelona
Galatasaray crestGalatasaray12% pressureBarcelona crestBarcelona88% pressure

Match replay

91'
1-4
0%Draw 0%100%
0.42xG2.83
5Shots22
4On target15
Momentum
Karim Adeyemi portrait85' Saved Karim Adeyemi 0.26 xG

Shot map

5 v 22

Galatasaray shoot right, Barcelona left. Bigger dot = better chance.

GALBARgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Lamine Yamal, 12', off targetFermín López, 18', off targetDani Olmo, 24', off targetAnthony Gordon, 47', off targetLamine Yamal, 52', off targetGabriel Sara, 59', off targetLamine Yamal, 69', off targetKarim Adeyemi, 76', off target
GalatasarayBarcelonagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

GalatasarayDefensive line 37%
26Torreira25Batrakov17Akgün37Yılmaz20Osimhen27Lemina67Sánchez49Leão60Jakobs78Çakır54Elmalı
BarcelonaDefensive line 51%
131Rodri45Olmo76López106Cancelo44García58García37Gordon90Pedri82Yamal87Martín85Cubarsí

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

GalatasarayUntil 58'
6141727839911533445

Most-connected pair: Sánchez and Çakir, 9 passes between them.

BarcelonaUntil 58'
16852182471020171

Most-connected pair: Rodri and Pedri, 29 passes between them.

Tactical battle

19control81
20%Field tiltField tilt 80%1Box entriesBox entries 161Passes into boxPasses into box 10
Lamine Yamal
Lamine Yamal
8 touches in box
Press15.2 · 6.5Territory20% · 80%Direct3.12 · 1.71Progress12 · 58Dribble3 · 10Creation10 · 44Threat0.30 · 1.45Recover5 · 5
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In possession

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20,1%Field tilt79,9%
1Passes into box10
7Progressive passes42
7Carries into final third9
5Chances created17

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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15,24Press intensity (PPDA)6,54
5High turnovers5
5Regains within 5s5
28,7sBall recovery time16,3s
17Interceptions18

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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61Carries101
946mCarry distance1127m
5Progressive carries16
415mProgressive carry distance713m
1Carries into the box6

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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3Take-ons won10
10Take-ons attempted25
173mProgressive pass distance735m
0Through balls1
4Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,30Expected threat (xT)1,45
0,77Action value (VAEP)3,92
10Shot-creating actions44
2Goal-creating actions8
0,42Expected assisted goals2,17

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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3,0Passes per attack6,7
10,1sAttack duration19,7s
3,12 m/sAttack directness1,71 m/s
0Build-up attacks7
3Direct attacks13

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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9Touches in box35
38Final third entries61
1Big chances9
0,73xG on target3,29
0Big chances missed6
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Passing

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2/7 (29%)Crosses1/9 (11%)
19/58 (33%)Long balls26/42 (62%)
14Throw-ins10
10Free kicks12
10Goal kicks2
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Duels

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43Total57
27/62 (44%)Ground35/62 (56%)
7/17 (41%)Aerial10/17 (59%)
3/10 (30%)Dribbles10/24 (42%)
6Dispossessed2
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Defending

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37Recoveries46
12Interceptions10
16Tackles13
50%Tackles won69%
20Clearances14
0Big chances scored3
4Big saves0
1Errors led to goal0
1Errors led to shot0
6,37Average rating7,21

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 12 matches each.

Galatasaray crestShare of their matchesBarcelona crest

They score

67%1+ goal83%
33%2+ goals67%
25%3+ goals42%
8%4+ goals33%

They concede

75%1+ goal100%
42%2+ goals50%
25%3+ goals17%

Heaviest results

Galatasaray crestbest 5-2 (H)·worst 1-5 (A)

Barcelona crestbest 7-2 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Match summary

Barcelona beat Galatasaray 4-1 at Rams Park in the UEFA Champions League. It was 1-1 at half-time, and Barcelona came from behind to win. Scorers: Aleksey Batrakov (28') for Galatasaray; João Cancelo (43'), Fermín López (50'), Anthony Gordon (53'), Karim Adeyemi (65') for Barcelona. In their last 3 meetings, Galatasaray have won 0, Barcelona 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 61%
GAL5%
X34%
BAR61%

→ Winner: Barcelona

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Galatasaray crestShare per factorBarcelona crest
0%Form100%
17%Attack83%
25%Defence75%
20%Head-to-head80%
33%Goals67%
24%Overall76%
Last match
Scored 1, conceded 3
Last match
Scored 5, conceded 1

Who will win?

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Rams Park
İstanbul, Turkey
53,798
Capacity