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.
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Barcelona vs Galatasaray
It seems that playing at home is very much wanted to be maximized well by Barcelona if you look at the lineup that is currently being fielded by Xavi.
4-3-3 with Depay, Ferran and Adama being the focus I think is still quite good now although I would have liked to have seen Aubameyang in the line-up now but this is still a pretty good thing with the offensive scheme they are going to do.
On the other hand maybe Galatasaray now want to dominate in midfield by focusing on 5 midfielders there
Barca with strong squad should put few goals past Galata keeper.It seems that playing at home is very much wanted to be maximized well by Barcelona if you look at the lineup that is currently being fielded by Xavi.
4-3-3 with Depay, Ferran and Adama being the focus I think is still quite good now although I would have liked to have seen Aubameyang in the line-up now but this is still a pretty good thing with the offensive scheme they are going to do.
On the other hand maybe Galatasaray now want to dominate in midfield by focusing on 5 midfielders there
I will be watching Atalanta - Bayer, both teams with strong squads and I am expecting goals galore here. Have a bet on both to score @1.55 which looks almost like free money if teams play they usual style of football.
This match made me sleepy because I only played in the middle of the field and there were not many opportunities there.
Barcelona's strength seems to be stuck in the middle of the field because they are with a more complete squad but are still very difficult to move forward in front of the goalkeeper.
Talking about betting I did the same and it seems my bet went well just waiting for a win for Atalanta. If they really win then the profit will be very big for me
Atalanta's victory took place. Leverkusen was defeated 3-2. I was expecting a head-to-head match. The chances of both teams seemed to be equal and it was a thought that it made sense to bet on a result where the probability of a draw was outweighed. Atalanta misled me, congratulations to them. Another match that confused me was Barcelona-Galatasaray. Galatasaray even lost to teams that were in the 12th place in their league and were on the relegation line. I was expecting more than 2 goals difference from Barcelona. 0-0 finished. In fact, Pena, who was sent on loan from Barcelona to Galatasaray, saved this draw. He played a great game in Galatasaray.
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 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 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.
Right. The game was boring, there were no highlights and I think a Barcelona training game is more interesting. Galatasaray's defence was good, ok, they defended everything this time. The change in Barcelona's line-up didn't work, there were too many new players in the starting line-up. Traoré, Ferran Torres and Depay were in and Aubameyang, Gavi and Dembele were out in the offensive, and Garcia, Dest and Nico came in, but Pique, Busquets and Dani Alves come out = too many changes and insecurity in the team.
The 0-0 draw between Barceloa vs Galatasaray in the round of 16 of the european league surprised many predictions considering all the assumptions that Barcelona won easily with a score of 4 more goals, but in fact, even though Barcelona was quite dominant in possession of the ball and created opportunities, the score was 0-0 draw. one advantage for Ggalatasaray who will play in the 2nd leg as home.
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. 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.It really seems like the complete opposite of the matchday before where Barca had to play against Napoli and most people where pretty sure that Barca would be eliminated after they have only managed to achieve a draw in their home game in the first leg against them, but then Barca showed a convincing performance and beat Napoli with 4-2 in the end.
It seems like after this victory Barca were a little overconfident yesterday and therefore they were not really at a 100% in my opinion and Barca is just not strong enough to beat any European Team with an effort of only 75% or so, they have to go all out and they have to do that again in the second leg if they want to advance into the next round.
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.
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. 
The 0-0 draw between Barceloa vs Galatasaray in the round of 16 of the european league surprised many predictions considering all the assumptions that Barcelona won easily with a score of 4 more goals, but in fact, even though Barcelona was quite dominant in possession of the ball and created opportunities, the score was 0-0 draw. one advantage for Ggalatasaray who will play in the 2nd leg as home.
The results of this match surprised me. I bet for Barcelona to win. But the match was drawn. Barcelona have played great in their last few matches. However, Galatasaray played defensively in this match. Their goal was to draw the match. Because now their forward is very weak. With such a team, it is impossible for them to win against Barcelona. Playing defensively and drawing is a good result for them.
The 0-0 draw between Barceloa vs Galatasaray in the round of 16 of the european league surprised many predictions considering all the assumptions that Barcelona won easily with a score of 4 more goals, but in fact, even though Barcelona was quite dominant in possession of the ball and created opportunities, the score was 0-0 draw. one advantage for Ggalatasaray who will play in the 2nd leg as home.
yes the score 0-0 was surprising many thought Barcelona would win by a big score considering they were very prolific in scoring in the last few matches.in this match statistics Barceloa is only able to shoot on target 1 and shot off target 9 it means that Galatasaray's defense is very good at closing the front row of Barcelona players, maybe for the 2nd leg Barcelona coach xavi has to think of new tactics to be able to cover Galatasaray's defense which very close and disciplined.
if it's like this to be able to advance to the next round I think both teams will be back in balance and have the same percentage 50-50, with Agg 0-0 and the 2nd leg will be played at home to Galatasaray so it is very comparable because the opponent they are facing is Barcelona .
The big game is over for me tonight 
I watched Barcelona - Galatasaray and it didn't happen as I wrote here. I thought Barcelona would win.
Barcelona attacked well but we defended well too.
Ignacio Pena was very good. Patrick van Aanholt and Sacha Boe defended very well.
I did'nt like Kerem Aktürkoğlu because he did'nt play well and he was very excited.
I'm waiting for the second game. We will have more chances to win than today.
I watched Barcelona - Galatasaray and it didn't happen as I wrote here. I thought Barcelona would win.
Barcelona attacked well but we defended well too.
Ignacio Pena was very good. Patrick van Aanholt and Sacha Boe defended very well.
I did'nt like Kerem Aktürkoğlu because he did'nt play well and he was very excited.
I'm waiting for the second game. We will have more chances to win than today.
Barcelona were at least lucky to not have lost the game, now they have a chance to make amends, but it will not be an easy one as it should have been in this first leg.
There were a lot of created chances for Barcelona, but just like their last league game, they find a way of make things tougher for themselves, I would have preferred to see Dembele start the game, he's been pretty much better of late.
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.
What happened with Barcelona, they repeated the same thing in the first leg against Napoli. Even now facing Galatasaray at Camp Nou Barcelona failed
to win, even though Barcelona dominated the match and created many chances, but couldn't score a single goal. I think it's a disappointing result,
especially since Galatasaray are weaker than Napoli, Barcelona should have won easily. So there is no need to wait for the second leg match
to ensure Barcelona qualify for the next round. Looks like Barcelona underestimated Galatasaray too much, so they were surprised to find that
Galatasaray put up quite a fight. Hopefully in the second leg Barcelona can perform even better, but I am optimistic that in the second leg Barcelona
can win the game, because after all the quality of Barcelona's players are much better when compared to Galatasaray.
On the other hand, Galatasaray is very profitable with this result, because in the 2nd leg it was Galatasaray turning to act as the host.
Score 0-0 draw between Barcelona vs Galatasaray in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League make surprised many predictions considering all the assumptions that Barcelona won easily with a score of 4 more goals, but in fact, even though Barcelona was quite dominant in possession of the ball and created opportunities, the score was 0-0 draw. one advantage for Galatasaray who will play in the 2nd leg as home. Still have second leg for Barcelona to make chance pass to quarter final and only available trophy in this season with UEFA Europa League.
Bunch of doubtful players were in the starting line up instead the more skillful and impactful players..
Don't know what is xavi thinking about , he seems too much making experiments despite yeah it's 1st leg .. he could slipped by conceded a lot of goals and hard to make a comeback in the second leg , luckily it's just another 0-0 draw. Pretty predictable.
he thinks is even better than ever with the experiment lineup. but it seems like a blunder. They must be careful either because Galatasaray is even better when playing away. we can look at the last game versus Goztepe when Gomiz creates a goal in the last minutes. So when Xavi still use his experiment, I'm really sure Barca stopped in 16 rounds only. they also didn't take advantage as hosts, many are disappointed, they make people lose the bets. Don't know what is xavi thinking about , he seems too much making experiments despite yeah it's 1st leg .. he could slipped by conceded a lot of goals and hard to make a comeback in the second leg , luckily it's just another 0-0 draw. Pretty predictable.
Again we were surprised to see this draw without a goal where we are very confident that Barcelona will win even bookies predict Barcelona win big lol
I don't understand what happened, Barcelona's game was very different when they beat Napoli last month.
To be honest, I'm not surprised. Have you taken a look at the Barcelona starting lineup against Galatasaray? If you check it closely, you will find out that there are some key players who always contribute in goals are put on the bench. Aubameyang, Dembele, De Jong, Busquet are on the bench, this should decrease Barcelona power in attacking. I don't know why Xavi rested these important players on the bench, I didn't hear an issue they have a problem with their health. Maybe Xavi wants to try a new strategy or a new player combination for the starting lineup. However, it doesn't look successful. I don't understand what happened, Barcelona's game was very different when they beat Napoli last month.
Don't know what is xavi thinking about , he seems too much making experiments despite yeah it's 1st leg .. he could slipped by conceded a lot of goals and hard to make a comeback in the second leg , luckily it's just another 0-0 draw. Pretty predictable.
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.
I won't be quick to judge Barcelona any more the lads are trying and has really had busy week this period. They played there best and came out with a draw. There is still a second leg and I see Barcelona as my favourite to move to the next round. This competition is one Barcelona has never won, and this is there chance at Winning it. 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.
Sad week for gamblers some easy win matches ended disappointing
everyone thinks Galatasaray is not a worthy opponent for Barcelona no reason to drawWe still remember when Barcelona won big against Napoli so the same result can be repeated in this match but this is football what is impossible can come true
In the second leg Barca still have a chance but still don't need to be too confident.
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.
What happened with Barcelona, they repeated the same thing in the first leg against Napoli. Even now facing Galatasaray at Camp Nou Barcelona failed to win, even though Barcelona dominated the match and created many chances, but couldn't score a single goal. I think it's a disappointing result, especially since Galatasaray are weaker than Napoli, Barcelona should have won easily. So there is no need to wait for the second leg match to ensure Barcelona qualify for the next round. Looks like Barcelona underestimated Galatasaray too much, so they were surprised to find that Galatasaray put up quite a fight. Hopefully in the second leg Barcelona can perform even better, but I am optimistic that in the second leg Barcelona can win the game, because after all the quality of Barcelona's players are much better when compared to Galatasaray.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.
I won't be quick to judge Barcelona any more the lads are trying and has really had busy week this period. They played there best and came out with a draw. There is still a second leg and I see Barcelona as my favourite to move to the next round. This competition is one Barcelona has never won, and this is there chance at Winning it. 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.
The previous game ahead Fi this fixture was meant to be a draw as well but they fought food and achieved the win.
A single goal was all I wanted and they couldn't help, I don't have to say I'll words for not winning but this would have been the best chance if winning this game.
The next leg they ay away, failure to score first might see them drawing once again.
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.
I won't be quick to judge Barcelona any more the lads are trying and has really had busy week this period. They played there best and came out with a draw. There is still a second leg and I see Barcelona as my favourite to move to the next round. This competition is one Barcelona has never won, and this is there chance at Winning it. 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.
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