Galatasaray defeated Atletico Madrid in the match of the 7th round of the main round of the Champions League. The match in Istanbul ended with a 1:1 draw and was played at a high pace with a large number of scoring chances, both of them.
The guests opened the rakhunok already on the 4th evening. After Matteo Ruggeri's cross from the flank, the ball in the center of the penalty area was directly headed towards the net by Giuliano Simeone. Atletico has achieved great success and has unsuccessfully attacked Chakir's goal a number of times.
Galatasaray gradually revived the group on the 20th century, reviving the level. After a cross from the right flank, Marcos Llorente cut the ball in front of the goal, scoring an own goal. Before the break, both teams had little chance of going forward, but the players never changed again..
At the other half, the match turned into an intense fight with a large number of martial arts. Atletico created a number of dangerous moments after set pieces, and Galatasaray produced some quick attacks with the participation of Viktor Osimgen. At the end of the day, the Istanbul club was close to victory, but Jan Oblak defeated Madrid several times, standing still after Gabriel Sari’s blow at the compensation hour.
The draw allowed both teams to save their chances of reaching the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, and the share of tickets will be in the final round of the main round.
Galatasaray – Atletico Madrid 1:1.
Goals: Llorente (ag), 20 - Simeone, 4 Galatasaray: Cakir - Solloi, Sanchez, Bardakji, Elmali - Torreira (Gundogan, 88), Lemina - Sane, Akgyun (Sara, 65), Yilmaz (Jacobs, 80) - Osimgen Atletico Madrid:.