Champions League 2023/24 - Matchday 3
## Galatasaray S.K. 1-3 FC Bayern München
Date: October 24th, 2023
Time: 18:30 CET
Venue: RAMS Park, Istanbul
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Current Champions League Table (prior to this weeks Matchday):
| Team | GP | Wins | Draws | Loses | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Bayern München | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
- Galatasaray S.K. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4
- FC København | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1
- Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0
| FC Bayern München | Galatasaray S.K. | Player Status |
|---|---|---|
| Neuer | - | Injured |
| Goretzka | - | Injured |
| Gnabry | - | Injured |
| Guerreiro | - | Injured |
| Upamecano | - | Injured |
Ulreich - Mazraoui, Kim, de Ligt, Davies - Kimmich, Laimar - Sané, Musiala, Coman - Kane
Peretz - Choupo-Moting, Sarr, Müller, Tel, Krätzig, Pavlović
Muslera - Boey, Sanchez, Bardakcı, Karataş - Ayhan, Torrreira - Tete, Aktürkoğlu, Zaha - Icardi
Güvenç - Angeliño, Demirbay, Mertens, Ziyech, Nelsson, Oliveira, Yılmaz, Ndombélé, Bakambu
DeLigt and Kim played amazing, would’ve got destroyed if not for them and Ulle.
At the same time I think we did miss Upa’s passing ability this game seeing as we were completely unable to beat the galatasaray press. Kimmich looked horrible party because he was receiving a lot of tough passes with opposition on his back, presumably because we were trying to rely on him to progress the ball when normally we rely on Upa.
If Tuchels plan was to weather the storm and win when they were tired, then fine it worked. But it’s a crime to not sub on Muller, especially when Musiala, Kimmich and Laimer are having stinkers.
Fortunate to come away with 3 points, but that ought to be the toughest game in the group stage for us, so cautiously optimistic in getting far in the UCL this year.
I was saying this earlier and keeping Musiala on was absolutely the correct call. He beat the press which lead to the first goal. He then scored and assisted to finish off the game.
Our guys were being put under a lot of pressure it only took Gala players getting half a step slower for us to break out and go forward.
Also helps that Laimer finally found his footing in the second half he looked like a deer infront of headlights in the first half.
Good point about Musialas performance, in the end you’re right he did have a big part in all 3 goals. Maybe just my frustration at Muller not getting minutes.
And yeah DAZN showed a distance covered graphic and it really showed how much better our conditioning is than the Gala players. Musiala, Kimmich, Laimer all more distance covered than all but one Gala player, and yet our guys looked much more up for it at the end of the match.
I really like Laimer’s effort level and willingness to do what needs to be done, at RB or CM. Just was a half step behind early in the game and suffered a few unlucky bounces. To be fair this was a nightmare game for a Center mid the way Galatasaray was pressing.
You‘re optimistic about a deep CL run after we just barely managed to win against Galatasaray??? They had an xG of 3.07 or something, if you give away these kind of chances to better and more clinical teams like Man City they will demolish us. This was the worst CL performance I‘ve seen in a long time, how is this grounds for optimism?