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Eintracht Frankfurt vs Galatasaray – Lineups & Match Details

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Galatasaray 5-1. Goals: Y. Akgün (8'), D. Sánchez (37' o.g.), C. Uzun (45'), J. Burkardt (45'), J. Burkardt (66'), A. Knauff (75'). Eintracht Frankfurt had 38% possession against Galatasaray's 62%. Shots on target: 5-5.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 1

Thursday, 18 September 2025

Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt

5 - 1

Full Time

HT: 3 - 1

GalatasarayGalatasaray

Referee: Marco Guida, Italy

Lineups

Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt4-2-3-1
M. Zetterer23M. ZettererG
N. Collins34N. CollinsD
R. Koch4R. KochD
A. Theate3A. TheateD
N. Brown21N. BrownD
F. Chaibi8F. ChaibiM
H. Larsson16H. LarssonM
R. Doan20R. DoanM
C. Y. Uzun42C. Y. UzunM
A. Knauff7A. KnauffM
J. Burkardt9J. BurkardtF

Substitutes

33J. GrahlG
40Kaua SantosG
2E. BaumD
5A. AmendaD
6O. HojlundM
15E. SkhiriM
17E. WahiF
18M. DahoudM
19J. BahoyaF
22T. ChandlerM
24ButaD
30M. BatshuayiF
GalatasarayGalatasaray4-2-3-1
U. Cakir1U. CakirG
R. Sallai7R. SallaiD
W. Singo90W. SingoD
D. Sanchez6D. SanchezD
E. Elmali17E. ElmaliD
L. Torreira34L. TorreiraM
M. Lemina99M. LeminaM
L. Sane10L. SaneM
I. Gundogan20I. GundoganM
Y. Akgun11Y. AkgunM
B. A. Yilmaz53B. A. YilmazF

Substitutes

12B. SenG
19G. GuvencG
3M. BaltaciD
4I. JakobsD
8Gabriel SaraM
9M. IcardiF
18B. KutluM
21A. KutucuF
23K. AyhanD
30Y. DemirF
42A. BardakciD
91A. UnyayD

Match Events

5'Y

J. Burkardt

8'G

Y. AkgĂĽn

Assist: L. Sané

37'OG

D. Sánchez

Assist: R. DĹŤan

45'G

C. Uzun

Assist: J. Burkardt

45'G

J. Burkardt

Assist: F. ChaĂŻbi

55'S

M. Lemina

Substitution 1

66'G

J. Burkardt

Assist: N. Brown

67'S

E. Elmalı

Substitution 2

67'S

Ä°. GĂĽndoÄźan

Substitution 3

67'S

L. Sané

Substitution 4

71'S

J. Burkardt

Substitution 1

71'S

C. Uzun

Substitution 2

75'G

A. Knauff

Assist: E. Wahi

77'S

Y. AkgĂĽn

Substitution 5

79'S

R. Koch

Substitution 3

79'S

H. Larsson

Substitution 4

84'S

R. DĹŤan

Substitution 5

Statistics

Eintracht Frankfurt
38%62%
Galatasaray
1.21Expected Goals (xG)1.09
11Total Shots14
5Shots on Target5
4Corners3
10Fouls13
1Offsides0
75Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Eintracht Frankfurt host Galatasaray on Thursday, 18 September 2025. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Eintracht Frankfurt go into the match 33rd in the table; Galatasaray sit 20th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Eintracht Frankfurt have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Galatasaray have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Galatasaray 5-1. Eintracht Frankfurt scored through D. Sánchez 37' (o.g.), C. Uzun 45', J. Burkardt 45', J. Burkardt 66', A. Knauff 75'. Galatasaray replied with Y. Akgün 8'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 75 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Eintracht Frankfurt held 38% of the ball against 62% for Galatasaray. Shots on target finished 5-5. Expected goals read 1.21 for Eintracht Frankfurt, 1.09 for Galatasaray.

Verdict

The win nudges Eintracht Frankfurt forward and leaves Galatasaray with work to do. Eintracht Frankfurt sat 33rd and Galatasaray 20th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.