Galatasaray 1-4 Barcelona: Yamal's two assists turn the match
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 11 shots on target, a high across nine matches this season
- 43': equaliser worth +0.7 FN xPts to Barcelona
- Yamal: two assists and six key passes
Galatasaray's lead did not last
Galatasaray went ahead through Aleksey Batrakov in the 28th minute, but they held a brief lead, about 15 minutes in all. Barcelona levelled shortly before the break and struck twice early in the second half to turn the match around. Barış Alper Yılmaz's goal was ruled out by VAR in the 36th minute.
The equaliser tilted the match
The goal that changed the match was João Cancelo's equaliser in the 43rd minute, set up by Dani Olmo. It was worth +0.7 FN xPts to Barcelona and −0.7 to Galatasaray, the largest combined change of any moment. Galatasaray, who had been in front, went into the interval level, and the equaliser appears to have set up the early second-half goals.
Yamal supplied the second-half burst
Barcelona's second-half burst came through Lamine Yamal. He provided the pass for Fermín's goal in the 50th minute and for Anthony Gordon's in the 53rd, and his six key passes were the most by anyone on the pitch. Fermín and Cancelo, both brought into the starting line-up for this fixture, ended up on the scoresheet.
Volume of shots, not quality, did the damage
Barcelona's 11 shots on target were their most in a single match across their nine this season. Their xG per shot, though, was below their season average, which suggests the pressure came from sheer volume more than from the quality of any single chance. They still outperformed their 2.78 xG, and Uğurcan Čakır's saves could not hold that tide back.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Lamine Yamal 8.8Dominant
Two assists, six key passes and five shots across 90 minutes.
Yamal's attacking work carried the most weight. None of his five shots hit the target, but he created both the Fermín and Gordon goals, which turned 1-1 into 1-3 within minutes of the restart. He also completed two of his five dribbles and blocked two shots, so his influence was not confined to the final third.
Game state
1-01-11-21-31-4
Galatasaray ahead 15 min · level 35 min · Barcelona ahead 40 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
28'
Aleksey Batrakov
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Rafael Leão +0.2 · BAR −0.6
+0.6
43'
João Cancelo
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Dani Olmo +0.2 · GAL −0.7
+0.7
50'
Fermín
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Lamine Yamal +0.2 · GAL −0.5
+0.7
53'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Lamine Yamal +0.1 · GAL −0.2
+0.3
65'
Karim Adeyemi
Goal · GAL 0.0
+0.1
Galatasaray
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.5Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.4Time effect +0.3→ League points won 0
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
GalatasarayBarcelona
0.47Expected goals (xG)2.78
Compared with usual
Barcelona
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.89 | |
| xG | 2.78 | 3.8 | |
| xG against | 0.47 | 0.97 | |
| Shots | 22 | 21.9 | |
| On target | 11 | 8.3 | high |
| Shots faced | 5 | 6.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.19 | |
| Possession | 71% | 70.4% | |
| Passes | 689 | 702.1 | |
| Corners | 6 | 7.2 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.6 | |
Timeline
- 28'
Goal
Aleksey Batrakov competition goal #1 assist Rafael Leão
- 36'
VAR
Barış Alper Yılmaz
- 43'
Goal
João Cancelo competition goal #1 assist Dani Olmo
- 50'
Goal
Fermín competition goal #1 assist Lamine Yamal
- 53'
Goal
Anthony Gordon competition goal #1 assist Lamine Yamal
- 58'
Sub
Mario Lemina → Lesley Ugochukwu
- 58'
Sub
Aleksey Batrakov → Gabriel Sara
- 58'
Sub
Yunus Akgün → Leroy Sané
- 58'
Sub
Dani Olmo → Gabriel Jesus
- 59'
Sub
Anthony Gordon → Karim Adeyemi
- 64'
Yellow
Rafael Leão
- 65'
Goal
Karim Adeyemi competition goal #2
- 67'
Sub
Barış Alper Yılmaz → Roland Sallai
- 73'
Sub
Eric García → Jules Koundé
- 73'
Sub
Pedri → Marc Bernal
- 81'
Sub
Lucas Torreira → Renato Nhaga
- 82'
Sub
Fermín → Gavi
- 86'
Yellow
Roland Sallai
Category leaders
- Key passesLamine Yamal6
- Duels wonGerard Martín6/8
- DribblesGabriel Jesus2/3
- Defensive actionsDavinson Sánchez8
- ShotsLamine Yamal5 (on target 0)
#Champions League#Galatasaray#Barcelona#Lamine Yamal#Fermín#João Cancelo
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.