#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 |
It’s always cringe when German journalists interact with Harry Kane, especially when they are called Sebastian Hellmann
His English is sadly not good enough.
Harsh on Kane
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 realityGala 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
Really can’t believe Sane didn’t draw a pen
Also, incredible play from Galatasaray
Galatasaray had 3.08xG while Bayern had 1.77xG. They missed 4 big chances and ran out of gas after ~65 minutes.
Both can’t defend and the Gala can’t finish in front of goals.
We 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.
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.
Really just fell apart in the second half, but you can see the potential is there. Disappointing, but still optimistic.
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.
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.
Do Gala press that high in the league as well? Gotta be one of the most entertaining teams to watch
We do
Almost every team parks the bus. Its a shit show.
Sadly more often than not the opponents in the league they park the buss and just yeet the ball.
I can’t complain, we need to be at least as half clinical as Bayern was in a game like this.
You should complain. You risked way too much.
One point would have been great result. You went for all 3 and got none. Sometimes you have to be conservative
If Bayern wins against everybody, Gala’s fate will be decided by the results of the matches against ManU and Kopenhagen. If Gala wins against ManU, they can easily be 2nd. So Gala haven’t lost anything today.
Being conservative here eventually leads to concedef goals after push from bayern. This tactic gives us a chance to catch them
Gala put up an immense performance, absolutely no shame in this loss.
