UEFA Champions League · Wed, 28 Jan 2026 ·
Manchester City vs Galatasaray — 2 - 0
Etihad Stadium · Referee: A. Hernandez
Match report
Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2-0
Galatasaray were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 8. E. Haaland (11') and R. Cherki (29') scored for Manchester City. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Manchester City had 50% of the ball and 10 shots (5 on target) against Galatasaray’s 4 (4 on target). Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Manchester City 8th in the UEFA Champions League table on 3 points and Galatasaray 30th on 0.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 29 | Viking | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | Galatasaray | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | FC Porto | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Match events
- 11'goalE. HaalandAssist: J. Doku
- 19'yellow cardMario LeminaYellow Card
- 29'goalR. CherkiAssist: J. Doku
- 37'substitutionJ. DokuOff: P. Foden
- 67'substitutionO. MarmoushOff: T. Reijnders
- 67'substitutionI. GundoganOff: L. Torreira
- 68'substitutionB. A. YilmazOff: Y. Akgun
- 68'substitutionA. BardakciOff: E. Elmali
- 80'substitutionL. SaneOff: K. Ayhan
- 82'substitutionR. CherkiOff: Nico
- 86'substitutionGabriel SaraOff: M. Icardi
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 6N. AkeD
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 20B. SilvaM
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 7O. MarmoushM
- 11J. DokuM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 13M. BettinelliG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 14NicoM
- 47P. FodenM
- 59C. GrayM
- 63D. MukasaM
- 68M. AlleyneD
- 82R. LewisD
- 91S. MfuniD
Galatasaray
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Okan Buruk
Starting XI
- 1U. CakirG
- 7R. SallaiD
- 6D. SanchezD
- 42A. BardakciD
- 4I. JakobsD
- 99M. LeminaM
- 20I. GundoganM
- 10L. SaneM
- 8Gabriel SaraM
- 53B. A. YilmazM
- 45V. OsimhenF
Substitutes
- 12B. SenG
- 19G. GuvencG
- 9M. IcardiF
- 11Y. AkgunF
- 17E. ElmaliD
- 21A. KutucuF
- 23K. AyhanD
- 34L. TorreiraM
- 64Y. KahramanD
- 67E. C. KarasuM
- 68F. KocakM
- 90W. SingoD
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 1.77Expected goals (xG)0.26
- 10Total shots4
- 5Shots on target4
- 2Shots off target0
- 3Blocked shots0
- 8Shots inside the box3
- 2Shots outside the box1
- 4Corners4
- 1Offsides5
- 8Fouls10
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves3
- 525Passes516
- 460Accurate passes450
- 88%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.57Goals prevented-0.57
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushM | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiMTop rated | 82 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 11Jérémy DokuM | 37 | 7.5 | 2 | |
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 13Marcus BettinelliG | – | – | ||
| 68Max AlleyneD | – | – | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 91Stephen MfuniD | – | – | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 8 | 7.0 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 53 | 6.2 | ||
| 59Charlie GrayM | – | – | ||
| 63Divine MukasaM | – | – |
Galatasaray
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uğurcan ÇakırG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Ismail JakobsD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 6Davinson SánchezD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Roland SallaiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Abdülkerim BardakcıD | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Gabriel SaraM | 86 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Leroy SanéM | 80 | 6.7 | ||
| 20İlkay GündoğanM | 68 | 6.5 | ||
| 53Barış Alper YılmazM | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 99Mario LeminaM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 45Victor OsimhenF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Batuhan ŞenG | – | – | ||
| 19Günay GüvençG | – | – | ||
| 17Eren ElmalıD | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Kaan AyhanD | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 64Yusuf Dağhan KahramanD | – | – | ||
| 90Wilfried SingoD | – | – | ||
| 34Lucas TorreiraM | 22 | 6.6 | ||
| 67Eyüp KarasuM | – | – | ||
| 68Furkan KoçakM | – | – | ||
| 9Mauro IcardiF | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Yunus AkgünF | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Ahmed KutucuF | – | – |