Europa League: Get ready for the second leg of the Galatasaray - FC Barcelona clash

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 17.March
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: NEF Stadyumu (52650 seats)

The first leg ended FC Barcelona-Galatasaray 0-0. All is set for the decider in this Europa League Round of 16 fixture!

It's quite the trip for FC Barcelona when visiting Galatasaray as the cities are 2900 kilometers apart.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Galatasaray and FC Barcelona.

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Galatasaray form and stats

Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the play-offs.

Galatasaray have played 15 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Galatasaray has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses.

A nice win for Galatasaray last time playing, versus Besiktas. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Aktürkoğlu (2) scoring for the victors. Midfield player Aktürkoğlu got a match rating of 8.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Aktürkoğlu scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.

There will be little rest for Galatasaray after this match as they are travelling to Gazisehir Gaziantep for a Super Lig game in only three days.

Galatasaray are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Galatasaray have conceded 18 goals.

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FC Barcelona form and stats

FC Barcelona was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, FC Barcelona have produced an overall stat of 5-7-2 so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses both home and away.

The supporters enjoyed FC Barcelona's previous match versus Osasuna, a 4-0 win played at home. Attacker Dembélé got a player rating of 8.84 in the game. "Man of the match" Dembélé signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 60 successful passes (of 71 total).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Real Madrid.

Barcelona has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. As opposed to that, FC Barcelona have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Galatasaray and FC Barcelona have met already this season: FC Barcelona - Galatasaray 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

FC BarcelonaM. Depay
M. Depay
10 goals
GalatasarayM. Aktürkoğlu
M. Aktürkoğlu
8 goals
GalatasarayM. Abdallah
M. Abdallah
6 goals

Galatasaray missing players

FC Barcelona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Galatasaray FC Barcelona
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   14 25
6 5   Won W   7 12
10 5   Drew D   5 9
9 5   Lost L   2 4
37 30   Scored S   28 48
42 29   Conceded C   21 31
88% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
80% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 76%
48% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 60%
36% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 48%
28% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 28%
68% 87%   BTTS BTTS   79% 64%
16% 7%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 28%
28% 7%   Failed to Score F T   7% 16%
 
6 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.3
5.3 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3
2.7 2.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   3 4
 
13.5 16.6   Shots (avg) S (   13.4 14.5
5.6 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 5.1
23% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 38%
 
10.2 9.9   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 9.4
4.5 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Trabzonspor 29 21 7 1 56 23 15 11 4 0 29 12 14 10 3 1 27 11 33 70
2 Konyaspor 29 16 7 6 47 31 15 10 4 1 25 11 14 6 3 5 22 20 16 55
3 Fenerbahce 29 14 8 7 48 34 14 7 4 3 24 14 15 7 4 4 24 20 14 50
4 Istanbul Basaksehir 29 14 5 10 41 29 15 9 1 5 23 14 14 5 4 5 18 15 12 47
5 Alanyaspor 29 13 7 9 53 47 15 6 4 5 31 26 14 7 3 4 22 21 6 46
6 Hatayspor 29 14 4 11 47 45 14 9 2 3 30 17 15 5 2 8 17 28 2 46
7 Adana Demirspor 29 12 9 8 44 31 14 6 5 3 21 10 15 6 4 5 23 21 13 45
8 Besiktas 29 12 9 8 43 38 14 9 3 2 25 16 15 3 6 6 18 22 5 45
9 Fatih Karagumruk 29 11 7 11 33 43 14 6 5 3 18 13 15 5 2 8 15 30 -10 40
10 Kayserispor 29 10 8 11 43 45 15 9 3 3 26 14 14 1 5 8 17 31 -2 38
11 Galatasaray 29 10 8 11 39 42 15 7 3 5 22 18 14 3 5 6 17 24 -3 38
12 Antalyaspor 29 10 8 11 30 35 14 7 4 3 21 13 15 3 4 8 9 22 -5 38
13 Sivasspor 29 9 10 10 38 37 14 4 8 2 22 14 15 5 2 8 16 23 1 37
14 Gazisehir Gaziantep 29 10 7 12 37 41 14 9 4 1 28 14 15 1 3 11 9 27 -4 37
15 Kasimpasa 29 9 8 12 43 43 15 6 4 5 26 21 14 3 4 7 17 22 0 35
16 Giresunspor 29 10 5 14 31 33 15 6 2 7 18 18 14 4 3 7 13 15 -2 35
17 Altay 29 8 5 16 30 41 14 5 2 7 15 18 15 3 3 9 15 23 -11 29
18 Goztepe 29 7 6 16 36 48 15 4 2 9 16 21 14 3 4 7 20 27 -12 27
19 Rizespor 29 6 5 18 26 53 15 6 2 7 18 20 14 0 3 11 8 33 -27 23
20 Yeni Malatyaspor 29 5 5 19 23 49 14 3 3 8 17 29 15 2 2 11 6 20 -26 20
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 28 20 6 2 59 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 14 10 2 2 27 12 38 66
2 Sevilla 28 15 11 2 40 19 13 10 3 0 28 11 15 5 8 2 12 8 21 56
3 FC Barcelona 27 14 9 4 52 29 13 9 2 2 31 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 23 51
4 Atletico Madrid 28 15 6 7 52 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 14 6 3 5 27 23 16 51
5 Real Betis 28 15 4 9 50 35 15 8 2 5 27 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 15 49
6 Real Sociedad 28 13 8 7 29 29 14 8 4 2 11 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 0 47
7 Villarreal 28 12 9 7 48 26 15 9 4 2 35 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 22 45
8 Athletic Club 28 10 10 8 32 27 13 7 2 4 22 14 15 3 8 4 10 13 5 40
9 Valencia 28 9 10 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 14 4 4 6 19 25 -2 37
10 Celta de Vigo 28 9 8 11 33 32 14 5 3 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 35
11 Osasuna 28 9 8 11 26 35 14 3 6 5 11 19 14 6 2 6 15 16 -9 35
12 Espanyol 28 8 9 11 34 41 14 7 4 3 21 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -7 33
13 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 5 13 29 33 14 8 3 3 21 10 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 32
14 Elche 28 8 8 12 30 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 3 3 9 14 25 -9 32
15 Getafe 28 6 10 12 26 32 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 28
16 Mallorca 28 6 8 14 26 48 15 4 6 5 13 17 13 2 2 9 13 31 -22 26
17 Granada 28 5 10 13 28 44 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 1 6 7 11 22 -16 25
18 Cadiz 28 4 12 12 24 41 14 1 8 5 11 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -17 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 28 5 7 16 21 45 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 1 3 10 11 30 -24 22
20 Levante 28 3 10 15 30 55 14 2 7 5 17 22 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 28 20 6 2 59 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 14 10 2 2 27 12 38 66
2 Sevilla 28 15 11 2 40 19 13 10 3 0 28 11 15 5 8 2 12 8 21 56
3 FC Barcelona 27 14 9 4 52 29 13 9 2 2 31 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 23 51
4 Atletico Madrid 28 15 6 7 52 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 14 6 3 5 27 23 16 51
5 Real Betis 28 15 4 9 50 35 15 8 2 5 27 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 15 49
6 Real Sociedad 28 13 8 7 29 29 14 8 4 2 11 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 0 47
7 Villarreal 28 12 9 7 48 26 15 9 4 2 35 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 22 45
8 Athletic Club 28 10 10 8 32 27 13 7 2 4 22 14 15 3 8 4 10 13 5 40
9 Valencia 28 9 10 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 14 4 4 6 19 25 -2 37
10 Celta de Vigo 28 9 8 11 33 32 14 5 3 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 35
11 Osasuna 28 9 8 11 26 35 14 3 6 5 11 19 14 6 2 6 15 16 -9 35
12 Espanyol 28 8 9 11 34 41 14 7 4 3 21 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -7 33
13 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 5 13 29 33 14 8 3 3 21 10 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 32
14 Elche 28 8 8 12 30 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 3 3 9 14 25 -9 32
15 Getafe 28 6 10 12 26 32 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 28
16 Mallorca 28 6 8 14 26 48 15 4 6 5 13 17 13 2 2 9 13 31 -22 26
17 Granada 28 5 10 13 28 44 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 1 6 7 11 22 -16 25
18 Cadiz 28 4 12 12 24 41 14 1 8 5 11 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -17 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 28 5 7 16 21 45 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 1 3 10 11 30 -24 22
20 Levante 28 3 10 15 30 55 14 2 7 5 17 22 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 19

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.