Galatasaray vs VfB Stuttgart 2-0

Galatasaray beat VfB Stuttgart 2-0 in Istanbul, with both goals coming in the first 15 minutes. Aleksey Batrakov scored both.

Batrakov opened the scoring in the 12th minute, then made it 2-0 three minutes later with an assist from Davinson Sánchez. Galatasaray were 2-0 up at half-time.

There was no further scoring after the break. Galatasaray managed the game from the front. Stuttgart made two changes on 74 minutes, while Galatasaray made two on 68 minutes and another two on 77 minutes, including Batrakov's withdrawal before the latter double switch. The game became scrappier as bookings mounted, but Stuttgart never found a way back into it.

The numbers were close in several areas. Galatasaray had 52% possession and 373 passes to Stuttgart's 333, while the teams shared 13 shots each. Stuttgart had more shots on target, 5-4, and a higher xG at 1.85 to 1.05, but Galatasaray won 6 corners to 4 and made 5 saves to Stuttgart's 2.

Atakan Karazor was booked in the 2nd minute before going off in the 18th minute. Stuttgart's other yellow cards went to Deniz Undav in the 38th minute, Yanik Spalt in first-half stoppage time, Grischa Prömel in the 61st minute and Ramon Hendriks in the 79th. Galatasaray were booked three times, for Baris Alper Yilmaz in the 39th minute, Roland Sallai in the 62nd minute and Lucas Torreira in the 85th minute. There were no red cards.