Turkish club Galatasaray suffered a crushing 4-1 defeat to Spain's Barcelona in their home match of the second round of the Champions League. The match took place in Istanbul, APA reports.
The winning team's goals were scored by João Cancelo (43rd minute), Fermín López (50), Anthony Gordon (53), and Karim Adeyemi (66). Alexey Batrakov (28) scored for the losing team. Barış Yılmaz's goal, which he scored after Batrakov's corner kick, was disallowed in the 34th minute.
Batrakov played 57 minutes. He scored his first goal for Galatasaray since joining in August from Lokomotiv Moscow, where he came from, and also scored his first goal in the Champions League. Russian players haven't scored in Europe's premier competition since 2021.
Galatasaray is yet to win the Champions League this season. In the opening round, the team lost 3-1 away to Portuguese Sporting. In the next round, the Turkish club will travel to France to face Lille on October 21.
Barcelona secured their second crushing victory, following a 5-1 home win over Dutch side Feyenoord. In the third round, the Spanish league leader will play away against reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain. The game will take place on October 20 in Paris. Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov plays for PSG.
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