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Barcelona vs. Galatasaray score: Xavi's Barça held at home as Europa League tie will be decided in Turkey · 1. That is a (deserved) result Galatasaray will love.

Sporting a goal difference of +15, the best defense has been attacking for them and that will continue to be the case facing Galatasaray. Xavi has wanted the team to play the Barcelona way and it shows as they boast the second-best pass completion in La Liga since Xavi has taken over. The reaction to press when a Barca player first receives the ball has been superb. Unbeaten in their last 11 league matches, Barcelona have climbed to third in La Liga and while they probably won't catch Real Madrid, it's an impressive performance from the team that was mired in midtable land during the season. Barca proceed to do nothing on the corner kick. Not expecting them to put four past Galatasaray as they did against Napoli, and credit is due with the Turkish side's fantastic defensive record in the knockout stage, but they've conceded in their last six home games, including a 3-1 loss to Kasimpasa and 2-1 to league leaders Trabzonspor. This draw for them is quite a surprise when you consider they are in 12th place in the Turkish League and regularly struggle. They may just have had three shots on goal and a 0.2 xG, but that was exactly how they had to approach this game. Barca outshot the Turkish visitors 15-3 and beat them on xG 1.6-0.2, but they had nothing to show for it. Paramount+). Any draw would result in the game going to extra time, and from there it will be penalties if things remain level. First, there is Sergio Busquets who played in the second half and will likely get the nod at defensive midfield, but the big change will be having Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the XI. He's been the team's best attacker since joining on a free transfer from Arsenal with five goals in his last four games entering Thursday. This felt like Xavi thinking he could get by without playing some key players, but it didn't work out and leaves things hanging in the balance. Barca entered the game in the best form under Xavi, winning four straight and scoring 14 goals in the process. Barcelona failed to score for the first time in 17 games and had to settle for an underwhelming 0-0 draw at home against Galatasaray on Thursday in the Europa League round of 16 first leg.

Erling Haaland is the top priority for the Catalan club, while they are also eyeing reinforcements in defence. At the same time, recent reports have indicated ...

Barcelona will look to sell the Brazilian shot-stopper at the end of the season. However, the 32-year-old has never really got an extended run in the starting XI, barring the period when ter Stegen was out on the sidelines due to injuries. Erling Haaland is the top priority for the Catalan club, while they are also eyeing reinforcements in defence.

La Liga side Barcelona kicked off its Europa League round of 16 tie with a 0-0 result against Galatasaray.

We didn’t press well.” “Mentally, a 0-0 is not what we wanted,” Pedri said. We generated, although less than usual, to score.”

FC Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez reportedly scolded his players during last night's draw with Galatasaray, where his 'revolutions' didn't work.

Xavi's drastic triple substitution in bringing on Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and Ousmane Dembele brought a tad more fluidity to Barca's game. First there was his tinkering with the line up, which some may have found unncessary considering that the Catalans were coming off a four-game winning streak heading into this one. FC Barcelona had their chances early on, which they failed to take with Ferran Torres particularly wasteful again.

Barcelona stumbled to a goalless draw with Galatasaray in their Europa League last-16 first leg at the Camp Nou.

"The feeling is bad," Xavi told Movistar+. "It's not a good result, playing at home and dominating so much. Jordi Alba, Ousmane Dembele and Frenkie de Jong all went close in the second period for Barcelona, but the hosts could not find a breakthrough. But it was their Turkish visitors who almost grabbed a lead ahead of the return game in Istanbul next week, with Bafetimbi Gomis only denied a winner by a VAR review for offside.

After dropping as low as ninth in the La Liga table and being bounced from the UEFA Champions League to the UEFA Europa League for the first time in 17 ...

The trio will be hard to stop for a Galatasaray side that has given up 17 goals in the last eight matches. It won a loaded group with Lazio, Marseille and Lokomotiv Moscow and could be capable of providing a goal or two to keep the score competitive heading back to Turkey. Galatasaray odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Galatasaray is the +1800 underdog, while a draw is +625. The over-under for total goals is 3.5 and Thursday's match will be streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan. After dropping as low as ninth in the La Liga table and being bounced from the UEFA Champions League to the UEFA Europa League for the first time in 17 years, life couldn't get much worse for FC Barcelona. But after hiring Barcelona legend Xavi as manager and using an influx of cash from Goldman Sachs to raid the Premier League during the January transfer window, the future is looking up. Plus, watch the highly-anticipated series Halo, Picard, 1883, and more. You can see what happens when you stream the match live on Paramount+.

Europa League tie hands Pep Guardiola's former assistant a return to the club he supports as manager of the struggling Turkish giants.

“It is always the most difficult with these great teams that are not accustomed to being in the lower half of the table. This will always stay with me; not only did we win six titles but the manner we did it in, the style of play that this team had, this will always stay in all our memories.” The season ended in league triumph and promotion to the top job at the Camp Nou. It is a homecoming for the 59-year-old Torrent, who also worked with Guardiola at Bayern Munich and Manchester City, and his Catalan backroom staff. Torrent took over as Galatasaray’s manager in January with the team 12th – their worst finish is 11th – after Fatih Terim was sacked amid a crisis engulfing the club. A man with 14 major honours won at Barcelona returns to the Camp Nou on Thursday night.

TV channel: Viewers in the U.S. can watch the match on TV via Univision and TUDN in Spanish. The English broadcast will not be on conventional TV channels.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández won’t count on Dani Alves and Gavi Páez when the Catalan club hosts Galatasaray in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League, the only competition where it still has a realistic chance of a trophy. Arsenal is five points behind with a game in hand but Liverpool is 10 points ahead of Chelsea in second place. At least Wissam Ben Yedder is on form as both the club’s top scorer with 22 goals overall and dovetailing at times as a canny playmaker. FC Barcelona returns in 2022 Europa League play as it starts off its Round of 16 matchup against Galatasaray. Barca opens up the 1st leg against the opponents from the Turkish Super Lig in the friendly confines of Camp Nou as the Spanish League club looks to continue its hot streak as of late. Fans can watch the match on TV via TUDN and Unimas in Spanish. Fans can also stream the match via fuboTV and Paramount+, which have free trials. After being knocked out of Champions League play and the Copa Del Rey, Barcelona will be looking to turn up the heat in the Europa League in hopes of bringing home hardware this season.

Despite Barcelona's attempts, Galatasaray stood up well at the back and prevented the home team's shots from going in, keeping the scoreboard open for the ...

We are in the same situation as we were on the day against Napoli and we came out of it very strong. I'm very competitive, I'm a winner and these are situations that we like to live through. We are in the same situation as we were on the day against Napoli and we came out of it very strong. I'm very competitive, I'm a winner and these are situations that we like to experience. One of the bases of our game is pressing." "In our model of play, pressing is one of the bases.

Just 17 years of age, the young midfielder was handed his opportunity with the senior team by former manager Ronald Koeman in the early parts of the campaign.

Gavi, to that end, has emerged as a transfer target for the reigning champions of Europe. The player and his agent, Ivan de la Pena, have made it clear that they wish for Gavi to continue at Camp Nou. And the midfielder has not looked back since, making one big stride after another in his breakthrough campaign.

Nicolas Tagliafico, Jose Luis Gaya, Alex Moreno, Alejandro Grimaldo are said to be the four players the club are actively pursuing. According to reports from O ...

His understanding of the Barcelona way is the driving force behind the Catalans’ pursuit for him. However, the Spanish left-back is close to renewing his contract with Valencia which would make his signing very difficult. Jordi Alba is not getting any younger and Grimaldo could indeed be the next big cog in Barcelona’s fullback department.

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2002: Galatasaray 0-2 Barcelona 2002: Barcelona 3-1 Galatasaray Barcelona will be without Pablo Gavira who is suspended, with Samuel Umtiti not due back until next month.

Barcelona have opened talks with agent Jorge Mendes over the possibility of signing Rafael Leao, according to a report.

It may just force the hand of the management to speed up those renewal talks. According to il Corriere dello Sport (via PianetaMilan), Milan want to try and secure Leao’s long term future through the extension of his contract with a pay rise, but there is interest from abroad as Barcelona are in talks with Mendes. The 22-year-old has has scored 11 goals and has added 6 assists in 31 games for Milan in all competitions in the current campaign, being arguably the most consistent forward, and Sport reported earlier today that Barcelona are attentive to his development.

Xavi Hernandez is expected to start Marc-Andre ter Stegen in goal behind a back four of Sergino Dest, Eric Garcia, Clement Lenglet and Jordi Alba. Frenkie de ...

Barcelona welcome Galatasaray to Camp Nou this evening in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 clash. The Blaugrana are expected to make rotations for this fixture but are still intent on putting up a strong showing and securing their fifth consecutive victory; they’re in the Europa League to win the Europa League. Barcelona have been making great strides since Xavi Hernandez took over and have climbed as high as third in La Liga. They beat Napoli 5-3 on aggregate in the previous round to make it this far while Galatasaray qualified straight as group winners.

Get a report of the Barcelona vs. Galatasaray 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16 football match.

The two teams meet again in Turkey on March 17 for the decisive second leg and a spot in the semifinals. Despite dominating possession in the first half over the Turkish Super Lig side, Barcelona were unable to find a breakthrough and the score remained level at 0-0 at the break. Barcelona were held to a lacklustre, goalless draw against Galatasaray in the first leg of their round-of-16 match at the Camp Nou on Thursday.

The Camp Nou welcomed Galatasaray for the Europa League round of 16 first leg. With the schedule getting increasingly chaotic, getting a comfortable lead ...

Dembele was expected to bring a lot more on-ball unpredictability that Torres was missing, and he did so, for the most part. Was relentless calm on the ball, and always in the correct place to stop counter-attacks. Memphis looked lively throughout the hour he was on, and showed incentive by asking for the ball in deeper positions to create chances. Was excellent defensively, winning the ball high up the pitch several times, and almost scored the winner with a shot that hit the post. He combined well with the midfielders, and was superb in the defence barring a singular moment of poor tackling. He looked clueless off the ball and was often careless in possession.

The winger has a contract until 2024 and while Leeds have already approached him twice this year, with a better contract, the player is yet to respond to any of ...

Even if one of them leaves, Barcelona will explore the wingers’ market, and this is when Raphinha will come into the picture. At the same time, however, he is not ruling out any possibility of joining a team that regularly competes for silverware. For him, personally, a move within the Premier League is what he is aiming for.

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Pero es que entre la rebelión madridista del miércoles y la rendición azulgrana del jueves se encuentra probablemente la realidad de los dos equipos. A diez días del Clásico la euforia se frenó alrededor de un Barça que probablemente vivía en un estado de falso convencimiento. El Bernabéu entró en éxtasis el miércoles en 25 minutos de locura en los que el Madrid atropelló a un PSG sin alma, derrumbado y entregado a la miseria de la misma manera que el Camp Nou se entregó sin disimulo a un Barça plenamente reconocible y que quiso, siempre, ganar a su manera.

Barca bombarded Galatasaray with 14 goal attempts against only three from the Turkish side, who were indebted to 23-year-old Spanish goalkeeper Inaki Pena for ...

69 mins: Adama Traore seems to have been told to shoot when he cuts in from the right but his quality is lacking. He lets fly with a right-footed strike but belts the effort high and wide. He chips it over to Pedri who nods the ball to Aubameyang. Aubameyang chests the ball down to the arriving De Jong but he can only flick the ball to the far post where it bounces back to the goalkeeper who clings onto it! The ball is chipped over the top and Gomis brings it under control. 90+4 mins: Galatasaray keep Barcelon out! They’re digging in for a draw.

Obtén el reporte del partido Barcelona vs. Galatasaray 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Ronda de 16.

Entre el griterío de una parte de la afición a la que le pareció preocupar entre poco y nada el mal juego de un equipo condenado al sufrimiento. Al Galatasaray le salvó, cierto, la actuación estelar de Iñaki Peña en la portería, demostrando que si el Barça quiere, de verdad, buscarle competencia a Ter Stegen no debe ir a gastarse dineros y comisiones. Un 0-0 que dejó el regusto de la decepción. Más aún después de ver por televisión la noche anterior como el Real Madrid era capaz de resucitar con una pasión desbordante que no se le vio al Barça por ningún lado.

En casa pero sin la eficacia ofensiva que había recuperado recién, el Barcelona no pasó del empate 0-0 ante el Galatasaray el jueves, y deberá buscar el triunfo la próxima semana en Estambul si desea avanzar a los cuartos de final de la Europa League.

Fue reemplazado por Munir y el cambio rindió frutos cuando el delantero marroquí envió una media volea a la portería, superando al guardameta Alphonse Areola tras una hora de partido. Sensación mala porque no es un buen resultado jugando en casa", reconoció el técnico barcelonista Xavi Hernández. "Hemos estado espesos en la primera parte, en la segunda hemos estado un poco mejor. Yira Sor del Slavia Praga anotó dos tantos en la primera mitad para detonar la victoria 4-1 en casa sobre el LASK de Austria. El PAOK venció 1-0 al Gante. En otro partido de ida de los octavos de final, el delantero marroquí Munir anotó en la parte complementaria para que el Sevilla, seis veces campeón del torneo, superara 1-0 al West Ham. El enfrentamiento del Leipzig ante el Spartak de Moscú fue cancelado después de que los clubes rusos fueron expulsados de todas las competencias internacionales tras la invasión militar del país a Ucrania. Mar-André ter Stegen, contraparte de Peña, tuvo en cambio una noche tranquila, en un duelo en que el Galatasaray se mantuvo replegado en busca de un buen marcador en el Camp Nou, que a fin de cuentas consiguió.

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This is in stark contrast to the clinical 23% of chances they finished off in February. Jordi Alba (LB) - Lionel Messi was Barcelona's leading La Liga assist provider in his final four seasons at the club, but Alba is two shy of matching his departed teammate's tally from the previous campaign. Wayward finishing has been a theme for Barcelona this month, converting just 6% of their attempts.

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Osasuna, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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Finally, 85 minutes into the match, Zahavi scored a dramatic equalizer after Gakpo's cross into the box met his head for the equalizer to secure a 4-4 draw. Who does not like to see eight goals in a match/ This one did not disappoint as Ísak Jóhannesson opened the score sheet for Copenhagen only six minutes in. He also had two assists on the day as Feyenoord defeated Partizan by a score of five to two. Always a competition for surprises, this was a match that was considered to be the most lopsided of the slate. Barcelona didn't want this match to hang in the balance heading to Turkey but now the second leg becomes quite a tricky tie. Galatasaray are closer to relegation in the Turkish league than they are to qualifying for the Champions League next season.

The UEFA Europa League returned to action at Camp Nou as Barcelona hosted Galatasaray in the first leg of the round of 16. After a tough encounter against ...

Three minutes later, Jordi Alba volleyed a loose ball from the edge of the area. The Blaugranas dominated the final ten minutes but failed to put away any of their chances. At the hour mark, Sergio Busquets got on the end of the corner and headed the ball goalward. Memphis Depay struck the ball well to the left side of the goal but was denied by La Masia graduate Inaki Pena. From the get-go, the game seemed to be in neutral gear. After a tough encounter against Napoli, one expected Xavi’s men to come out of the dressing room pressing for a first-leg win.

Speaking after Barcelona's 0-0 draw against Galatasaray in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League Last 16 tie (h/t BarçaTV+), manager Xavi Hernandez ...

I’m sure that the players will be very motivated for the return leg.” Speaking of the second leg in Istanbul, the manager said: “We’re going to Turkey for everything. He has to understand that when he has the ball, he has to move forward until an opponent jumps in to find the man free. He also added that it was not a setback for the team after the progress they have made recently. He was brave to leave and I am very happy for him, even though he made our night bitter.” Xavi lamented over the lack of intensity from his side, saying: “When you lower your intensity, this is what happens.

Bayern Munich are also interested and have already contacted Mazraoui, with Oliver Kahn inquiring about him to Mino Raiola. The Bavarian giants have not yet ...

Barça have been interested in signing Mazraoui for a while now, and the pursuit makes a lot of sense given their team dynamics. As it stands, Mazraoui definitely has a lot of suitors on the table, but with Barça looking to secure signings quickly, he needs to pick his poison as soon as possible. Sergino Dest has done well to adapt in a new role under Xavi, but his future is up in the air as well.