Watching last nights game, it wasn't really about how Barcelona played badly or anything like that, Galatasaray may not be great at their domestic league, but there is a big difference between Galatasaray in the league and them in europa league as well. In the league teams lay back on defence and let Galatasaray attack, which causes them to not have the counter attack chances and they do not have super fast center backs neither, which all causes them to be getting scored on during counter attacks.
This is basically the reverse of what they do in europa, where they are the team that lays back and waits for opponent to make a mistake. This team got out of a huge group as the leaders, and now did it to Barcelona as well, it is their tactic.
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Barcelona are held to a 0-0 draw at home by Galatasaray. They thought it was an easy ride forgetting they too need perfomance to get results. Barca needs consistency to stand a chance of fighting for titles. And it all boiled down to the fact that Xavi decided to rest some first team players. Barcelona were playing as if they never wanted goals in first half.. Xavi refused to use the important ones and start pressuring them in second half.
The first half was so boring, Although Barcelona controlled the whole game but they just couldn’t get the result they wanted. Now he had paid the price for the poor selection forgetting that no team is small when it comes to European football. You have to pick your first 11 correctly.
The first half was so boring, Although Barcelona controlled the whole game but they just couldn’t get the result they wanted. Now he had paid the price for the poor selection forgetting that no team is small when it comes to European football. You have to pick your first 11 correctly.
By now I don't think that the Barca players still believe any game could be an easy game. Those times are obviously over. As Galatasaray is out of shape one would expect them to rally crush it in that game, but really nothing happened. They lack the pressing dominance where their opponents can resist for only so long and then become tired. That is just not the case anymore for Barca. They do have chances, but this dominance that really makes the opponent lose their minds, that is gone.
Barcelona 0-0, that in itself is not so bad. They will now assume that they can finish it at home in Barcelona. It is also difficult to play in Galatasaray's stadium, if it is completely full there, the home crowd acts as the 12th man. I don't expect any problems for Barcelona at home. 0-0 is never a nice result, but for Barcelona it is good enough. barcelona is not stable enough to beat these teams away.
Before the match started, everyone had placed bets on Barca, like football stars predicting Barca will win 3-1, but I can't blame them for their predictions, because that's how the game of football is very difficult to predict, especially Bara for the first time. against Galatasaray. in the european league, but the previous meeting in the champions league, Barca managed to dominate, Barca won 5 times, drew 2 times, and lost 1 time, but I am very sure even though in the first leg last night Barca were held to a draw. draw with Galatasaray, but in the Second leg, Barca will be able to beat Galatasaray, and managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.But indeed in this case Galatasaray's game was not good enough but Brcelona are still very difficult to finish.
This is a homework that Xavi must finish now. Their strikers in this match seem to have lost their motivation to score goals
It seems that many thought Barcelona would win against Galartasary for playing at home. However, the score ended goalless from both teams.
In possession, Barcelona are far superior to Galatasary and it must be admitted that in defense Galatasary was very good and also goalkeeper Inaki Pena, made a lot of really good saves to keep the draw.
A 0-0 result in the first leg is not a good result because in the second leg both will fight hard to win in order to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the match will be much more interesting and full of drama.
In possession, Barcelona are far superior to Galatasary and it must be admitted that in defense Galatasary was very good and also goalkeeper Inaki Pena, made a lot of really good saves to keep the draw.
A 0-0 result in the first leg is not a good result because in the second leg both will fight hard to win in order to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the match will be much more interesting and full of drama.
For the second leg, I see two scenarios. First: Galatasaray will try to win from a position of strength and we will see open football, given that Barcelona's defense is not perfect, we can see a beautiful match with a big score like 3-2 in favor of one of the teams. Second: Barcelona will again be engaged in rolling the ball in the center of the field and Galatasaray will not interfere with this. Then we'll see a boring 120 minutes and possibly a penalty shootout.
It seems that many thought Barcelona would win against Galartasary for playing at home. However, the score ended goalless from both teams.
In possession, Barcelona are far superior to Galatasary and it must be admitted that in defense Galatasary was very good and also goalkeeper Inaki Pena, made a lot of really good saves to keep the draw.
A 0-0 result in the first leg is not a good result because in the second leg both will fight hard to win in order to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the match will be much more interesting and full of drama.
In possession, Barcelona are far superior to Galatasary and it must be admitted that in defense Galatasary was very good and also goalkeeper Inaki Pena, made a lot of really good saves to keep the draw.
A 0-0 result in the first leg is not a good result because in the second leg both will fight hard to win in order to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the match will be much more interesting and full of drama.
For the second leg, I see two scenarios. First: Galatasaray will try to win from a position of strength and we will see open football, given that Barcelona's defense is not perfect, we can see a beautiful match with a big score like 3-2 in favor of one of the teams. Second: Barcelona will again be engaged in rolling the ball in the center of the field and Galatasaray will not interfere with this. Then we'll see a boring 120 minutes and possibly a penalty shootout.
Google shows that Barcelona had 4 chances on goal. I watched the full game and I can say that it was definitely more than just one. Galatasaray also had a few but it shows just one, I guess I was wrong. Barcelona also had %69, because we played with counter attack mentality, we knew that we couldn't do like gegenpress or something, we just had to lay back and just hope that one good attack when defense wasn't ready could catch them off-guard. We even had one goal that was cancelled as offside, which is weirdly enough a proud moment to be fair
No idea why I was proud of it, but like one step behind and we would have beaten Barcelona, thats insane to think about.I still think that we would be dominated at home, its a sad thing to watch when you lose the stage at home, but we at least got a tie with barcelona and that was the most important game of the season for us, definitely great fun.
Galatasaray had a really lucky match, Barcelona could not score despite many chances and I am very happy about this situation I knew he didn't have much of a chance and I didn't expect such a result, but this time there was no goal in the match. I think Barcelona will play a much more aggressive and offensive football in the next match 
I knew he didn't have much of a chance and I didn't expect such a result, but this time there was no goal in the match. I think Barcelona will play a much more aggressive and offensive football in the next match Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.
Oh wow, only 1 shot on goal? I hadn't noticed that until now. That is so extremely bad for such a team with such good players. But I've already written, I think it's because of the change in the starting line-up. It was just too much and the team couldn't handle with it. Nothing is lost with a 0:0, there's the second leg and that's the second chance.
Yes, the 2nd leg will be the decisive match for both teams to get a place in the quarterfinals later.
The chances for both teams are still 50:50. anything can happen in the 2nd leg. The first match barcelona tried to play attacking but Galatasaray chose to defend until Barcelona struggled to create chances, Barcelona could only create a kick to 1 time. even though in the whole game Barcelona controlled the game but the final score was still 0-0. the second leg at home to Galatasaray became the deciding match and it became very interesting because both teams still have the same chance to qualify for the next round.
Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.
Oh wow, only 1 shot on goal? I hadn't noticed that until now. That is so extremely bad for such a team with such good players. But I've already written, I think it's because of the change in the starting line-up. It was just too much and the team couldn't handle with it. Nothing is lost with a 0:0, there's the second leg and that's the second chance.
Yes, the 2nd leg will be the decisive match for both teams to get a place in the quarterfinals later.
Barcelona played so ineffectively at home that they could not score against their weak opponent. This was the only game of the day that ended goalless. As in previous European matches, Galatasaray defended and sought counterattack. They also had no position. Barca could not unlock the defense because their shots did not find the goal. Although they had 13 corner kicks, they could not use any of them effectively. We can say that Galatasaray is hopeful for the rematch.
Barcelona were unlucky I think they played well and did a lot of attacks but Galatasaray defense was very good indeed to stem it all, Leg 2 will be played at home to Galatasaray but in my opinion if they keep playing defensively it is very unlikely that they can beat Barcelona.I'm sure in the second leg there will be a new tactic that Xavi, the Barcelona coach, will use to open up the defense from Galatasary, I think Barcelona chances of qualifying are still very big.
Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.
Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.
Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.
According to Flashscore, Barcelona got 4 shots on target actually. But of course, it also isn't a good statistics for them. Barcelona searched for a way to score from the beginning of the match until the end of it. But it was all in vain because Galatasaray were very good at defense. Not only their defense but also their goalkeeper Pena was amazing too. Especially one of his saves was impressive. I meant the great free-kick Barcelona took. This can be a hope for Galatasaray maybe. But I remember what Barcelona did to Napoli away after the same scenario too. Let's just see.
Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.
being able to get 0-0 at home to Barca is really a big luck for Galatasaray, so both teams have 50:50 chance in leg 2. another match, atalanta managed to get 3 goals at home with muriel making 2 goals, but leverkusen was tough enough to make 2 goals atalanta, the second leg will be a tough match for atalanta. 
Consistent appearances in La Liga make Barcelona the favorite team to beat Galatasaray with a big score, it's only natural that Barcelona are the favorites in that match because Barcelona appearance is quite slick and different from Galatasaray, who this season looked helpless and had a hard time winning the in league, so that's the reason why people bet for to Barcelona victory , I think they forgot the surprise factor that by Galatasaray might give to barcelona in the match, so made bettor too optimistic barcelona winning with easily.
If you know about Barcelona's improving form then I'm sure you will be very worried too if asked to bet on Galatasaray win or draw. Draw or bet for Galatasaray to win is a very risky choice in that match so not many people are willing to bet, I totally agree. But if you actually watch the game (not just the result) then you actually believe that Galatasaray were just lucky not to concede a goal in the first leg match. Barcelona did their best but the defense and luck came for Galatasaray in that match so neither goal managed to nest. Inaki Pena's performance had to be admittedly good, he made some great saves.
I was really shocked to see Galatasaray managing to draw with Barcelona in Camp Nou by 0-0. It was the most surprising incident of the night undoubtedly to me. My expectation was like Barcelona would destroy them by at least a three-goal gap and secure the next stage in the tournament already now. But they experienced the same thing again that happened against Napoli here too. Galatasaray defended them so well that I believe they definitely deserved to draw with them. Inaki Pena was just superb too. He got very important saves and had a big role in this result.
Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.
Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.
Barcelona statistic was 4 shot on goals and Galatasaray 1 shot on goal indeed Barcelona was really dominated the match with 69% ball possesion but seems it is not effective because they cannot scoring goals and there is good opportunity for second leg to win the match although playing for away match i'm sure they will win because Barcelona had good records for away matches in europa league and the latest is Napoli defeated by them Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.
Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.
Oh wow, only 1 shot on goal? I hadn't noticed that until now. That is so extremely bad for such a team with such good players. But I've already written, I think it's because of the change in the starting line-up. It was just too much and the team couldn't handle with it. Nothing is lost with a 0:0, there's the second leg and that's the second chance.
It was interesting how Galatasaray played Barcelona... Honestly, I was sure that Barca would win with a good score so that in the return match in Turkey there would be no problem! But it turns out that Barcelona created those problems by playing a draw at home...
No one thought that barcelona could achieve such a negative result at home, barcelona which is in pretty good condition right now can't actually take advantage of the home advantage to be able to score goals to make it easier for them to playing in the second leg later, indeed Galatasaray are in a pretty bad trend in the league at the moment but from what I see they actually have a very impressive performance in the european league especially when playing at home, the 0-0 draw makes me doubt if Barcelona will be able to overcome Galatasaray easily in the 2nd leg later and even their chances of getting to the quarterfinals are now getting smaller in my opinion.
Well MK-74 you must be so happy with the draw last night! I woke up early today and saw the results, I guess it could be worse, that we actually lost. Now we have to travel to play the next leg, so I guess the advantage is to you. Another draw and then it's penalties, where I would even say I'm not sure what our chances would be
Many tight games and only a few are confident of going through I guess.
Many tight games and only a few are confident of going through I guess.
It was interesting how Galatasaray played Barcelona... Honestly, I was sure that Barca would win with a good score so that in the return match in Turkey there would be no problem! But it turns out that Barcelona created those problems by playing a draw at home...
Of all yesterday's matches, only Atalanta vs Bayer was the most entertaining! And the only one where the teams exchanged goals!
Of all yesterday's matches, only Atalanta vs Bayer was the most entertaining! And the only one where the teams exchanged goals!
Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.
Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.
Barcelona had mastered the game but the Galatasaray defenders played very well and were disciplined so the Barcelona players were very difficult to break through, this is a very good result for Galatasaray where the 2nd leg will be played at their home so their chances of qualifying for the next round are very open width now. Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.
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