Manchester United vs. Galatasaray: 2-3
Manchester United suffered its second defeat in the 2023/2024 Champions League. "Manchester United vs. Galatasaray: 2-3".
The Manchester United vs. Galatasaray match is presented at Old Trafford. The two teams drew 1-1 in the first half.
Rasmus Hojlund scored first in the 17th minute. Galatasaray equalized via Wilfried Zaha's goal.
The game became more exciting in the second half. Hojlund scored a brace in the 67th minute to put United 2-1 ahead.
Galatasaray again balanced the score through Kerem Akturkoglu's goal. A lucky wind blew in the direction of the visitors after Casemiro was shown a second yellow card in the 77th minute.
Mauro Icardi became Galatasaray's hero with his goal nine minutes into normal time. The score of 3-2 for the visitors became the final result of the game.
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This is Manchester United's second defeat after previously losing 3-4 to Bayern Munich. The Red Devils are languishing at the bottom of Group A, while Galatasaray are second with 4 points.
The course of the match "Manchester United vs. Galatasaray"
Manchester United opened the scoring in the 17th minute. The successful Rasmus Hojlund rattled the nets of Galatasaray.
Marcus Rashford became the creator of the goal with his pull pass to Hojlund. Manchester United led 1-0.
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Manchester United's lead lasted only six minutes. Galatasaray equalized through Wilfried Zaha's goal.
The former Manchester United man received Davinson Sanchez's rebound pass before beating Andre Onana in the box. Zaha's kickball bounced before entering the goal.
Manchester United intensified the attack before halftime. Sofyan Amrabat's attempted ball in the 39th minute was saved by Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
There were no additional goals until the intermission. The first half ended in a 1-1 draw.
Manchester United had a golden opportunity on a counterattack in the 53rd minute, but Rashford's pull pass towards Bruno Fernandes was swept out.
Manchester United almost scored a goal a minute later. Mason Mount's rebound shot was parried out of Muslera with one hand.
Hojlund broke into Galatasaray's goal from a close-range shot in the 59th minute. The linesman raised the offside flag.
Manchester United took a 2-1 lead in the 67th minute. Hojlund scored his second goal against Galatasaray with a pass, capitalizing on Davinson Sanchez's error.
Galatasaray equalized in the 71st minute. Kerem Akturkoglu completed Baris Yilmaz's gastric pass into a goal.
Manchester United played with 10 men in the 78th minute, due to a red card. Casemiro was shown a second yellow card after fouling Dries Mertens in the box. Penalty for Galatasaray.
Icardi stepped up as Galatasaray's penalty taker. Missed, it because his flat kickball slid to the side of MU's goal.
Galatasaray turned in the lead in the 81st minute. Icardi paid for his failure to complete the penalty with his goal.
Davinson Sancez became the creator by cutting Manchester United's pass ball and passing it to Icardi who stood free in front. Icardi's position was onside before chipping the ball past Andre Onana's reach.
Manchester United tried to equalize in the remaining time but failed to produce results. The score was 3-2 for Galatasaray until the long whistle sounded.
"Manchester United vs. Galatasaray" lineup
Manchester United: Andre Onana; Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, Sofyan Amrabat; Hannibal Mejbri, Casemiro, Mason Mount; Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford.
Galatasaray: Fernando Muslera; Angelino, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Davinson Sanchez, Sacha Boey; Kaan Ayhan, Lucas Torreira; Wilfried Zaha, Kerem Akturkoglu, Tete; Mauro Icardi.