Galatasaray vs Atlético Madrid, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueAtlético Madrid held by Galatasaray in Turkey
Atlético Madrid drew 1-1 against Galatasaray in Istanbul to leave their hopes of a Champions League top-eight group stage finish in the balance.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 4': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
- 4': Goal! Galatasaray 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 6': Handball by Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid).
- 9': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray).
- 9': Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
- 14': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Eren Elmali.
- 15': Handball by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Eren Elmali (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 20': Own Goal by Marcos Llorente, Atletico Madrid. Galatasaray 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 21': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 24': Offside, Galatasaray. Baris Alper Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 25': Foul by Eren Elmali (Galatasaray).
- 25': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 29': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
- 29': Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 31': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
- 34': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
- 41': Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid).
- 41': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
- 44': Handball by Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray).
- 44': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 45': Attempt missed. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Galatasaray 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Galatasaray 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Thiago Almada.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
- 48': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 48': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
- 55': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 56': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Johnny Cardoso replaces Koke.
- 57': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marc Pubill with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 59': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Victor Osimhen.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a headed pass.
- 59': Attempt missed. Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 60': Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 61': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
- 61': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
- 62': Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 65': Substitution, Galatasaray. Gabriel Sara replaces Yunus Akgün.
- 66': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 67': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
- 69': Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
- 73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Julián Alvarez.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
- 75': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Roland Sallai.
- 80': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
- 80': Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Galatasaray. Ismail Jakobs replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
- 81': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray).
- 81': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 83': Foul by Mario Lemina (Galatasaray).
- 83': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Mario Lemina (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray).
- 85': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
- 85': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 85': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Eren Elmali.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
- 88': Substitution, Galatasaray. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Lucas Torreira because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid).
- 89': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Nico González.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Victor Osimhen with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray).
- 90'+5': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Galatasaray 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
Statistics
 ATM |
GAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.5 | Possession | 45.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 444 | Accurate Passes | 368 |
| 521 | Passes | 443 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 26 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 9 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 43 |
| 17 | Clearances | 43 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 48,443
Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 48,443
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 7 | +18 | 21 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 7 | +13 | 18 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 7 | +11 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 7 | +6 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ugurcan Çakir (GK) |
| 42 | Abdülkerim Bardakci |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 17 | Eren Elmali |
| 7 | Roland Sallai  |
| 11 | Yunus Akgün |
| 99 | Mario Lemina |
| 34 | Lucas Torreira |
| 45 | Victor Osimhen |
| 53 | Baris Alper Yilmaz |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 17 | Dávid Hancko |
| 18 | Marc Pubill |
| 3 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 11 | Thiago Almada |
| 20 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 9 | Alexander Sørloth |
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