◤UEFA Champions League◢ Aleksey Batrakov scored a brace as Galatasaray pulled off a shock 2-0 win over Sttugart..

Galatasaray pulled off an upset on Tuesday, defeating Stuttgart 2-0 at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium on matchday 4 of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase.

In the first half, Leweling saw his efforts strike the woodwork twice, while Batrakov scored two goals in the span of just a few minutes. After the break, a goal by Führich through a follow-up shot was disallowed. Ultimately, Galatasaray secured a 2-0 upset victory over Stuttgart. Following this round of matches, the reigning Turkish Süper Lig champions sit in 18th place with 6 points, while the Die Schwaben currently hold 10th place with 7 points.

First Half

In the 8th minute, Maximilian Mittelstädt crossed into the box from the left wing. Jamie Leweling quickly followed up and upon receiving the pass, volleyed with his right foot from the right side of the box, but his shot unfortunately struck the bottom corner of the posts twice. Stuttgart missed the golden opportunity to break the deadlock early on in the match!

4 minutes later, Roland Sallai passes horizontally from the right side of the box. His pass was initially blocked and cleared off not far away by Jeff Chabot. Upon picking up the loose ball, Aleksey Batrakov took a right-footed follow up shot with his right foot which flew straight into the top right corner of the net past the helpless Fabian Bredlow. Galatasaray broke the deadlock first to take a 1-0 lead!

In the 15th minute, Galatasaray launched a deadly counterattack. Davinson Sánchez played a through ball from his own back half. After successfully beating the offside trap, Batkarov quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before volleying the ball into the bottom left corner of the net with his right foot, scoring his second goal of the match, Galatasaray swiftly extended their lead to 2-0! This is the Russian international attacking midfielder wonderkid's fourth goal of the season in the Champions League!

7 minutes later, Barış Yılmaz passes horizontally from the front. Batrakov quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before volleying with his right foot from the left side of the box. His shot was initially saved and cleared off not far away by Bredlow. After picking up the loose ball, Victor Osimhen took a left-footed follow-up shot from the center of the box, but his shot flew high and went out of the pitch.

In the 42nd minute, Deniz Undav delivered a diagonal ball over the top. Chris Führich made a quick run, controlled the ball, adjusted his angle, and unleashed a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area that narrowly missed the bottom right corner of the goal.

At halftime, Galatasaray held a 2–0 lead over Stuttgart.

Second Half

Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 56th minute, Yılmaz played a cutback from the right side of the box. Upon receiving the pass, Osimhen took a right-footed long-range shot from just outside of the box, but his shot was held onto by Bredlow.

7 minutes later, Führich passes horizontally in from the left wing. Deniz Undav stopped the ball and turned around before taking a right-footed long shot from just outside of the penalty area, but his shot that was spectacularly saved by Uğurcan Çakır.

In the 65th minute, Yannick Spalt played a diagonal pass from the midfield center circle. Führich quickly followed up, got the ball and dribbled into the left side of the box before volleying with his left foot, but his shot was saved by Çakır. 

10 minutes later, Bilal El Khannouss played a straight pass from the front. His pass was initially blocked and cleared off not far away by Lucas Torreira. After picking up the loose ball, Undav volleyed with his right foot from the center of the box, only for it to hit the crossbar and rebound back into play. Chris Führich then picked up the loose ball before taking a right-footed follow-up shot from just outside of the box which flew straight into the bottom right corner of the net. However, the VAR intervened and ruled that Undav had been offside in the build-up, leading to the goal being disallowed.

In the 86th minute, Undav played a low diagonal through ball from the left wing. After successuflly beating the offside trap, Dženan Pejčinović got the ball and took a few steps before volleying with his left foot from the center of the box against the outrushing onrushing Çakır, but his shot was blocked by the latter's outstretched his leg.

At the final whistle, Galatasaray secured a surprise 2-0 victory over Stuttgart.

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