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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Manchester City vs Galatasaray – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2-0. Goals: E. Haaland (11'), R. Cherki (29'). Manchester City had 50% possession against Galatasaray's 50%. Shots on target: 5-4.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 8

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Manchester CityManchester City

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

GalatasarayGalatasaray

Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain

Lineups

Manchester CityManchester City4-2-3-1
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
A. Khusanov45A. KhusanovD
N. Ake6N. AkeD
R. Ait-Nouri21R. Ait-NouriD
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
N. O'Reilly33N. O'ReillyM
R. Cherki10R. CherkiM
O. Marmoush7O. MarmoushM
J. Doku11J. DokuM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
13M. BettinelliG
4T. ReijndersM
14NicoM
47P. FodenM
59C. GrayM
63D. MukasaM
68M. AlleyneD
82R. LewisD
91S. MfuniD
GalatasarayGalatasaray4-2-3-1
U. Cakir1U. CakirG
R. Sallai7R. SallaiD
D. Sanchez6D. SanchezD
A. Bardakci42A. BardakciD
I. Jakobs4I. JakobsD
M. Lemina99M. LeminaM
I. Gundogan20I. GundoganM
L. Sane10L. SaneM
Gabriel Sara8Gabriel SaraM
B. A. Yilmaz53B. A. YilmazM
V. Osimhen45V. 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 Events

11'G

E. Haaland

Assist: J. Doku

19'Y

M. Lemina

29'G

R. Cherki

Assist: J. Doku

37'S

J. Doku

Substitution 1

67'S

Omar Marmoush

Substitution 2

67'S

İ. Gündoğan

Substitution 1

68'S

B. Yılmaz

Substitution 2

68'S

A. Bardakcı

Substitution 3

80'S

L. Sané

Substitution 4

82'S

R. Cherki

Substitution 3

86'S

Gabriel Sara

Substitution 5

Statistics

Manchester City
50%50%
Galatasaray
1.77Expected Goals (xG)0.26
10Total Shots4
5Shots on Target4
4Corners4
8Fouls10
1Offsides5
88Pass Accuracy (%)87
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester City host Galatasaray on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Manchester City go into the match 8th in the table; Galatasaray sit 20th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester City have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Galatasaray have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2-0. Manchester City scored through E. Haaland 11', R. Cherki 29'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 29 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester City held 50% of the ball against 50% for Galatasaray. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 1.77 for Manchester City, 0.26 for Galatasaray.

Verdict

The win nudges Manchester City forward and leaves Galatasaray with work to do. Manchester City sat 8th 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.