UEFA Champions League

Galatasaray vs Union St.-Gilloise, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Galatasaray
  • Red Card 89': Arda Ünyay
FT
0 - 1
Union St.-Gilloise
  • 57': Promise David

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Galatasaray are hosting Union St.-Gilloise at RAMS Park, Istanbul, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anouar Ait El Hadj.
  • 5': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ousseynou Niang is caught offside.
  • 6': Handball by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray).
  • 8': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David is caught offside.
  • 9': Handball by Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 10': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Ross Sykes.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leroy Sané following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
  • 13': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Galatasaray).
  • 13': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Ilkay Gündogan (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 14': Handball by Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 16': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
  • 16': Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 18': Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 19': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
  • 19': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 21': Ilkay Gündogan (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Roland Sallai.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
  • 27': Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  • 28': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Galatasaray. Baris Alper Yilmaz is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Anouar Ait El Hadj.
  • 34': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Gabriel Sara.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anouar Ait El Hadj with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 36': Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 40': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anouar Ait El Hadj with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdülkerim Bardakci with a headed pass.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anouar Ait El Hadj with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Galatasaray 0, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.
  • 49': Foul by Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 49': Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 52': Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray).
  • 53': Substitution, Galatasaray. Arda Ünyay replaces Ismail Jakobs because of an injury.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 57': Goal! Galatasaray 0, Union Saint-Gilloise 1. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adem Zorgane.
  • 58': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Promise David.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adem Zorgane.
  • 62': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 63': Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray).
  • 64': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 66': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Handball by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray).
  • 69': Handball by Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 71': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Sofiane Boufal replaces Raul Florucz because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Rob Schoofs replaces Anouar Ait El Hadj.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray).
  • 73': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Adem Zorgane with a through ball.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 75': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 75': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Davinson Sánchez with a cross.
  • 76': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 78': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Arda Ünyay (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 82': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 85': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Kevin Mac Allister.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Arda Ünyay (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Arda Ünyay (Galatasaray).
  • 89': Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Arda Ünyay (Galatasaray) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Fedde Leysen replaces Ousseynou Niang.
  • 90': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Sofiane Boufal is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 90'+1': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Sara following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Adem Zorgane.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Rob Schoofs.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Union Saint-Gilloise 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Galatasaray 0, Union Saint-Gilloise 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
4 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
34 Possession 66
16 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
206 Accurate Passes 462
287 Passes 548
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 28
0.5 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 57
11 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
22 Effective Tackles 12
34 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 6
28 Effective Clearances 22
28 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 45,444

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 5 +13 15
2 Paris Saint-Germain 5 +11 12
3 Bayern Munich 5 +9 12
4 Internazionale 5 +9 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GAL Galatasaray (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
42 Abdülkerim Bardakci
6 Davinson Sánchez Yellow Card
4 Ismail Jakobs
7 Roland Sallai
34 Lucas Torreira Yellow Card
8 Gabriel Sara
20 Ilkay Gündogan Yellow Card
9 Mauro Icardi
53 Baris Alper Yilmaz
10 Leroy Sané
Galatasaray Substitutes:
Ege Araç, Yusuf Kahraman, Batuhan Ahmet Sen, Ahmed Kutucu, Furkan Koçak, Arda Ünyay, Eyüp Karasu, Çagri Balta, Günay Güvenc.

USG Union St.-Gilloise (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
37 Kjell Scherpen (GK)
16 Christian Burgess
26 Ross Sykes
5 Kevin Mac Allister
6 Kamiel Van De Perre
8 Adem Zorgane
10 Anouar Ait El Hadj
22 Ousseynou Niang
25 Anan Khalaili Yellow Card
12 Promise David Yellow Card
30 Raul Florucz
Union St.-Gilloise Substitutes:
Louis Patris, Rob Schoofs, Marc Giger, Guilherme Smith, Mathias Rasmussen, Vic Chambaere, Fedde Leysen, Sofiane Boufal, Mamadou Barry, Kevin Rodríguez.

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