Despite the presence of Nigerian sharpshooter, Victor Osimhen, Turkish Super Lig side, Galatasaray, still got crushed right inside home ground by the Superior strength of Spanish La Liga giants, Barcelona, in the Champions League game on Tuesday.
And, new addition, Anthony Gordon, who joined Barcelona from Premier League side, Newcastle United, netted his first Champions League goal in the showdown in Turkey.
Barcelona, under the guidance of German manager, Hansi Flick, charged from the back to slam a 4-1 defeat on Galatasaray in the League Phase match of the Uefa Champions League at RAMS Park in Istanbul on Tuesday 13 October, 2026.
The home side took the lead in the 28th minute through Aleksey Batrakov with an assist from Portuguese winger (left), Rafael Leao. The Russia player’s goal struck the back of the net after deflecting off Joao Cancelo.
The Yellow-Reds thought they had found their second in the 34th minute when Baris Alper Yilmaz put the ball past goalkeeper, Joan Garcia, after deflecting Osimhen’s header, but, the goal was ruled out for a marginal offside after a check by Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
The Catalans rallied and fought back, and in the 43rd minute, Cancelo brought the game level with his goal after Dani Olmo had provided. The Portuguese defender curled a shot into the corner past Turkish goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir.
Five (5) minutes into the second half, Fermin Lopez converted an assist from winger, Lamine Yamal, to net the second for Barcelona and take the Spanish top flight topper in front.
Once again, Yamal was the provider, but, this time for Gordon, who found the third for the reigning Kings of Spain just three (3) minutes after Lopez’ goal.
All the strength and confidence Galatasaray wielded in the first half started to vaporize after Gordon made it three for the visitors.
In the 65th minute, Barcelona sealed the win with the fourth after Karim Adeyemi converted Gabriel Jesus’ assist. Adeyemi, summer signing, netted his goal after coming on as replacement for Gordon.
Under Flick, former Bayern Munich manager, Barcelona have scored eighty-four (84) goals in twenty-eight (28) Champions League games. This feat hands the Catalans the highest goals-per-game ratio (3) in the competition for any club with 20 or more games.
