Galatasaray salvaged a point with an incredible finish

Galatasaray has a squad full of world-renowned players. Now, as it begins the group stage, Muslera, Angeliño, Lucas Torreira, Ziyech, Mertens and Mauro Icardi They were part of the starting eleven against FC Copenhagen.

And on his bench Davinson Sánchez, Zaha, Ndombélé and Bakambu. A good team, in short, but it is not enough for the Turkish champion to win the hell of Ali Sami Yen (2-2). In fact, they could have been content with a draw after being 0-2 down until the 86th minute.

And in the first half hour they played good football and did more than enough to score. But he forgave and, as often happens in football, he paid for it against FC Copenhagen, with Jordan Larsson (son of Henrik Larsson) 9who did not flinch even in moments of the greatest local siege.

Icardi and, behind him, Mertens and Kerem Aktürkoglu with Ziyech They had a clear chance to open the scoring. In the 6th minute, Mertens dropped the ball and left it to Icardi, who faced it alone Kamil Grabara He saw how the Polish goalkeeper took his shot with a providential hand.

Aktürkoglu, on the crossbar

In a quarter of an hour Mertens, always wise, given in short Akturkoglu, that the shot in an unbeatable position ousted him The spar.

Galatasaray, carried by their passionate fans, continued to push with all their heart although they did not make that dominance a goal and, on the other hand, FC Copenhagen took advantage of their defensive permissiveness in one of the few arrivals to score and change the dynamics of the fight.

Elyounoussi advanced the Danes

The edge Elias Delaert He crossed from the right, Lukas Lerager hit the far post and Mohamed Elyounoussi, after controlling with his chest, scored an unopposed volley (35′).

A header from Mertens that near post (37′) was Galatasaray’s last chance of the first half and for many minutes as their play was washed away by the impatience of their fans.

Diogo Gonçalves scored 0-2

Diogo Gonçalves He warned after the break with a shot that rose slightly before making it 0-2 a minute later (58′). Birger Meling He broke offside with a long ball and was left alone on the left, patiently waiting for the arrival of Diogo Gonçalves and he gave him a perfect delayed pass for the Portuguese to finish successfully (58′).

Roja to Jelert and Teté made it 2-2

Galatasaray was confused, had no ideas, but with the second yellow for Jelert for running over Angeliño (72′) they saw the light of hope guided by Teté, author of an assist and the great goal of tying.

In 86′, The Brazilian winger laid the ball for Frenchman Sacha Boey, who shot high to the short post (86′). There was little left until the end but this goal gave wings to Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen, at the bottom, narrowly missed out on victory in just two minutes.

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In 88′, Wilfried Zaha centered from left and Tete He hit a great volley that hit the post to the euphoria of the Turkish fans, who pushed until the end in search of a comeback that never came.

GALATASARAY

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fc copenhagen

Galatasaray: Legguard; Boey, Nelsson (Ndombélé, d.76), Bardakci, Angeliño; Demirbay (Oliveira, m.59), Torreira; Ziyech (Yilmaz, m.66), Mertens (Tetê, m.59), Aktürkoglu (Zaha, m.66); Icardi.

FC Copenhagen: Recordara; Jelert, Vavro, Diks, Meling; Falk, Lerager, Gonçalves (Claesson, m.70); Elyounoussi (Højluhnd, m.90), Larsson (Óskarsson, m.70, Ankersen, m.75), Achouri (Lund, m.75).

Goals: 0-1, m.35: Elyounoussi; 0-2, m.58: Gonçalves; 1-2, m.86: Boey; 2-2, m.88: Tetê.

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria). He showed a yellow card, for Galatasaray, to Ziyech (m.39) and Oliveira (m.77); and for Copenhagen, Lerager (m.11) and Meling (m.82). Jelert was sent off for a double yellow (m.51, 72).

Incidents: match corresponding to the first day of Group A of the Champions League played at Ali Sami Y in Istanbul.

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