Barcelona produced an impressive comeback to defeat Galatasaray 4-1 at Rams Park on Tuesday, strengthening their position in the UEFA Champions League league phase.
Galatasaray made a bright start and took the lead in the 28th minute through Aleksey Batrakov, who converted Rafael Leão’s assist. The Turkish side thought they had extended their advantage eight minutes later, but VAR ruled out the goal for offside.
Barcelona responded just before half-time, with João Cancelo finding the net in the 43rd minute after Dani Olmo set him up to restore parity.
The visitors returned from the break with greater intensity and completed the turnaround five minutes into the second half. Fermín López put Barcelona ahead in the 50th minute, finishing a move created by Lamine Yamal.
Yamal turned provider again three minutes later, setting up Anthony Gordon to make it 3-1 as Barcelona seized control of the encounter.
The Spanish side continued to dominate, and Karim Adeyemi struck the fourth goal in the 65th minute after receiving a pass from Gabriel Jesus.
Galatasaray attempted to respond through substitutions, but Barcelona’s defence held firm to preserve the commanding advantage until the final whistle.
Rafael Leão and Roland Sallai were booked in the 64th and 86th minutes, respectively, as frustration grew among the home side.
The emphatic away victory underlined Barcelona’s attacking threat and ability to recover from setbacks on the European stage.
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