Europa League: Galatasaray vs Barcelona player ratings as Barcelona progress through the quarter finals beating Galatasaray by 1-2 at full-time
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Galatasaray vs Barcelona: Galatasaray faces Barcelona at the Turk Telekom Stadium in the 2nd leg of Europa League.
Marcao scored the first goal of the game driving a powerful header. Pedri equalized the score making it 1-1 at half-time. Auba doubled the score for Barca taking them closer to a victory. The match ended 1-2 in Barcelona’s favor.
Let’s have a look at the player ratings for Galatasaray vs Barcelona match:
Galatasaray vs Barcelona Player Ratings
Galatasaray
Pena Sotoress (5.6/10): Galatasaray goalkeeper completely failed to make an impact getting the least attempts to stop the ball. He couldn’t react quicker trying to stop the goal.
Sacha Boey (6.4/10): He couldn’t cover the area properly leaving too much gap and Torres was easily able to make a run past him. His cover-up was not upto the mark.
Victor Nelsson (6/10): Was not good with the interceptions. Couldn’t cope up with the runs of the attackers.
Marcao (7.7/10): Gifted his team the lead with a brilliant header. He gave a very good performance today.
Van Aanholt (6.3/10): Van Aanholt provided a dual attacking defensive support. He also created a lot of chances.
Taylan Antalyali (6.2/10): He got very less involvement with the ball possession. He was not so good with the ball control today and had a bad game tonight.
Berkan Kutlu(6.6/10): Was trying the best to cope up in the defensive mid role and made some good interceptions. He didn’t get any chances to go ahead.
Ryan Babel (6/10): He gave a good cover-up with the start the game. He was seen lost with the start of 2nd half.
Alexandru Cicaldau (7/10): Cicaldau helped with an early breakthrough providing Marcao with a good pass to score a header. He was not involved much with the chances later on.
M.Akturkoglu (5.7/10): Same story with him as well. Got very least involvement in the game and couldn’t support the attack.
Bafetimbi Gomis (6/10): He had a decent game today. He managed a few attempts with a run but lost the ball control more often.
Substitutions:
Mostafa Mohamed (5.8/10): He also couldn’t provide a proper level of support in attack. Ended up giving a bad performance.
Morutan (6.1/10): He got involved in some good play providing help in attack. He gave a good support after entering.
Bayram (5.5/10): Didn’t make much of a difference as he entered in the closing minutes.
Dervisoglu (5.8/10): Didn’t make much of a difference entering the field.
Barcelona
Ter Stegen (6.2/10): Made a crucial save in the 1st half and didn’t have to do much overall. He had a satisfying start at the end.
Sergino Dest (6.6/10): Dest has been fully focused throughout the game. He made a good run ahead with every possible chance.
Eric Garcia (6/10): Made some exceptional clearances from the box and also got involved scoring a goal. He stayed put at his position covering the center area well.
Gerard Pique (6.6/10): Was bold with the clearances. Didn’t get much to do but as the Barca attack was good enough.
Jordi Alba (6.8/10): Alba also gave a good defensive support. He got involved in the fouls more often.
Frenkie De Jong (6.6/10): Was present in the gaps well covering the midfield region well. He was good with the run and was involved in an assist as well.
Sergio Busquets (7.2/10): The Barca captain was sharp in midfield aiming for a few interceptions. He received the 1st yellow of the game.
Pedri (8/10): The Pedri show worked out perfectly well today. He showed some individual brilliance scoring the 1st goal for Barca.
Aubameyang (7.5/10): Auba shines in Barca colours once again providing Barca with a lead placing a successful shot towards the net. He had a good cover-up with the attacking support.
Ferran Torres (7/10): He was looking furious in attack going for the shots at the right place. He gave a good attacking support and added his name towards an assist.
Adama Traore (6/10): Traore wasn’t seen much in action today. He was substituted later on with the start of 2nd half.
Substitutions:
Araujo (6.4/10): Araujo provided a good support in the defence entering the place of Dest.
Dembele (6.2/10): covered the wing well and also provided some good crosses creating some opportunities.
Gavi (6.1/10): Gavi got into action straightaway. He covered the place of De Jong pretty well.
Depay (5.8/10): Didn’t make much of a difference as he entered in the closing minutes.
Lenglet (5.8/10): Didn’t make much of a difference as he entered in the closing minutes.
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