Galatasaray 1-4 Barcelona: Gordon, López and Adeyemi score in Istanbul

Barcelona won in Istanbul on 13 October, with Galatasaray 1-4 Barcelona the final score at RAMS Park in the Champions League. Alexey Batrakov put the hosts ahead in the 28th minute, and João Cancelo levelled for Barcelona in the 43rd. After the break, Fermín López, Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi scored in the 50th, 53rd and 65th minutes. Barcelona had 22 shots to Galatasaray's 5, and 71 per cent of the possession. They now have 6 points in the table, while Galatasaray have 0. Barcelona travel to Paris to face PSG on 20 October.

Where does the result leave Barcelona and Galatasaray in the table?

Barcelona have 6 points in the Champions League table, the same total as Sporting CP and Arsenal, who also have 6 points. According to Yahoo Sports UK, Barcelona lead the league phase table, and their record in the standings reads 2 wins and 0 defeats.

Galatasaray have 0 points and 2 defeats. They sit in the lower reaches of the table alongside Internazionale and Napoli, who also have 0 points, and the loss at home leaves them with work to do.

How did the goals arrive in Istanbul?

Alexey Batrakov scored for Galatasaray in the 28th minute, with Rafael Leão providing the assist. João Cancelo equalised for Barcelona in the 43rd minute from a Dani Olmo pass, and both sides went in level at the break.

Fermín López headed in for Barcelona in the 50th minute from a Lamine Yamal assist, and Anthony Gordon scored in the 53rd minute, again set up by Yamal. Karim Adeyemi scored for Barcelona in the 65th minute. According to Yahoo Sports UK, VAR disallowed a goal by Yilmaz for Galatasaray.

What did the match statistics show?

Barcelona had 71 per cent possession against 29 for Galatasaray. Barcelona had 22 shots, 11 of them on goal, while Galatasaray had 5 shots, 3 on goal. Barcelona won 6 corners and Galatasaray won 1.

Barcelona completed 625 accurate passes from 689 passes, whereas Galatasaray completed 202 from 273 passes. Ugurcan Çakir made 6 saves for Galatasaray and Joan García made 2 for Barcelona. Galatasaray committed 12 fouls and were shown 2 yellow cards, while Barcelona committed 10 fouls.

What form did Barcelona and Galatasaray bring into the game?

Barcelona beat Feyenoord Rotterdam 5-1, Levante 4-2, Racing Santander 7-2, Sevilla 3-1 and Getafe 3-0 in their latest fixtures. According to Yahoo Sports UK, Barcelona had won 10 consecutive matches across all competitions before this game.

Galatasaray lost 3-1 to Sporting CP, beat Kocaelispor 1-0, lost 4-0 to Trabzonspor, drew 3-3 with Pendikspor and beat Kasimpasa 3-1 in their latest results. Galatasaray therefore arrived with a mixed run, and their latest result before facing Barcelona was the 3-1 win over Kasimpasa.

What did the media say and what comes next?

According to GOAL, Buruk said Barcelona have an exceptional understanding amongst their players and insisted Galatasaray deserve to be in the Champions League. GOAL also highlighted a tactical flaw, noting that Galatasaray played too directly while Barcelona pressed them.

Yahoo Sports UK reported that Pedri was replaced by Bernal in the 73rd minute after complaining of a stomach ache and feeling unwell. Barcelona, who top the Champions League league phase table, travel to Paris to face PSG on October 20th, while Galatasaray host Lille on October 21st, according to Yahoo Sports UK.

The numbers at Scorely

Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.