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Barcelona beat Galatasaray 4-1 in Champions League

ISTANBUL

Galatasaray suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Barcelona on Tuesday in the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League.

Galatasaray took the lead in the 28th minute when Batrakov fired into the net from the edge of the box after receiving the ball from Leao.

The Turkish side appeared to double its advantage five minutes later, but Baris Alper Yilmaz’s header was ruled out for offside following a VAR review.

Barcelona equalized in the 43rd minute. Cancelo received the ball after a move involving Yamal and Olmo before firing into the far corner from the left side of the penalty area.

The teams went into halftime level at 1-1.

Barcelona took control after the break, moving ahead in the 50th minute when Fermin Lopez headed in Yamal’s cross.

Yamal then played a key role again three minutes later, setting up Gordon, who made it 3-1 with a close-range finish.

Barcelona extended its lead in the 65th minute. Adeyemi collected Jesus’ touch on the edge of the area and fired into the far corner to make it 4-1.

Galatasaray were unable to mount a comeback as Barcelona controlled the closing stages and secured a three-goal victory.​​​​​​​

Tuesday’s results

Sabah 2-0 Slavia Prague

Lens 0-2 Sporting CP

Viking 3-3 Bayern Munich

Inter 3-4 Club Brugge

Arsenal 3-0 Lille

Villarreal 3-1 Napoli

RB Leipzig 1-0 PSV Eindhoven

Athletico Madrid 2-0 Manchester United​​​​​​​

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