Barcelona Fight Back to Thrash Galatasaray in Istanbul

Barcelona produced a commanding comeback to secure a 4-1 victory over Turkish giants Galatasaray in the second round of the UEFA Champions League league phase, underlining their attacking firepower and European ambitions.
The Catalan side fell behind after Alexey Batrakov found the net for Galatasaray, but Joao Cancelo restored parity before half-time to give Hansi Flick's men a platform for a second-half turnaround.
After the break, Barcelona took complete control of proceedings, overwhelming their opponents with three more goals. Fermin Lopez put the visitors ahead before Anthony Gordon made his mark, scoring his first goal for the Blaugrana in the competition. Karim Adeyemi then completed the rout, capping a dominant display from the Spanish giants.
The emphatic result means Barcelona have collected maximum points from their opening two matches in the UEFA Champions League, scoring an impressive nine goals along the way.
2026-27, Champions League
Galatasaray - Barcelona 1:4 (1:1)
Goals: Batrakov, 28 (1:0); Cancelo, 43 (1:1); Fermin, 50 (1:2); Gordon A., 53 (1:3); Adeyemi K., 65 (1:4)
Galatasaray: Çakir U.; Jakobs I.; Davinson Sanchez; Elmali; Torreira (Nhaga, 81); Lemina (Ugochukwu, 58); Akgün Y. (Sane L., 58); Batrakov (Gabriel Sara, 58); Leão R.; Osimhen; Yılmaz B. (Sallai R., 67)
Substitution: Ugochukwu (from 58); Gabriel Sara (from 58); Sane L. (from 58); Sallai R. (from 67); Nhaga (from 81)
Bench: Yilmaz J.; Bitshiabu; Bardakçı; Gundogan; Luş; Gül D.
Yellow Cards: Leão R. 64; Sallai R. 86
Barcelona: García Jo.; Cancelo; Cubarsí; Martín G.; Garcia E. (Kounde, 73); Rodri; Fermin (Gavi, 82); Olmo (Gabriel Jesus, 59); Yamal; Gordon A. (Adeyemi K., 59); Pedri (Bernal, 74)
Substitution: Adeyemi K. (from 59); Gabriel Jesus (from 59); Kounde (from 73); Bernal (from 74); Gavi (from 82)
Bench: Szczesny; Livaković; Balde Al.; Espart; Abdelkarim
