The last-16 stage of the Europa League is here, as Barcelona host Galatasaray in the first leg of their tie at the Camp Nou. Xavi Hernandez’s side have been in excellent form in recent weeks and are currently on an eight-match unbeaten run, while Domenec Torrent’s charges come into this fixture on the back of a 2-0 loss at Konyaspor last weekend. Stay with us as we recap the build-up to Barcelona vs Galatasaray, followed by updates from the match itself.
What a defensive effort by Galatasaray! Barcelona had a lot of half chances in this game, but this 0-0 scoreline means that it should be an inferno in Turkey for the second leg.
Barcelona vs Galatasaray – Barcelona could not take advantage of playing in front of their home crowd and have left everything to play for in Turkey next week thanks to a 0-0 draw against Galatasaray in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 16 tie. Barça played in third gear for most of the night and had a frustrating 90 minutes in front of goal, and the visitors put up a solid fight to earn a very good result at Camp Nou.
