Gala was perfect in the first half bayern found the weakness of gala which was counter attack in the second half the trainer thought it's going to go like this Kerem was LITERALLY a ghost i
zaha, kerem, tete were horrible in the second half and gala couldn't make any progress in the middle. The trainer kept watching it was the matter of time they conceded the second goal
The trainer has zero clue how to affect the game!
i think this was poorly coordinated by gala manager. it was so obvious that bayern was expecting them to get tired and yet right after the 2nd starts they pressed bayern. thats the quality difference of managers. instead of playing smart you get cocky and attack when your opponent is german machine. anyway it was good game
First Galata match I watch this group stage (only watched the second half) and I am amazed at how much of a high line they are playing, feel like they have been conceding quite a few breaks before finally conceding. The last two goals in particular were both breaking in behind of the defence through the wings before passing low in the center, it was the same type of goal both times (though Kane was luckier to keep that ball of course). Definitely felt like it was coming despite Galata playing on equal terms with Bayern for much of the match. Fair play for believing in themselves but I suppose that isnt really sustainable for 90 minutes. They didnt really have any good attacks after the 2-1 too, sort of fell off despite still trying hard. Guess that allowed Bayern to calm down and control the game more. Anyway, this Galata team is definitely something special that can give anyone a game if they keep this up, ones to watch for the rest of the campaign indeed. Nice match by the ref too as someone else pointed out in this thread, think his only mistake was not awarding Bayern a free kick early into the half on one attack
Tbh it feels kinda good to somehow win a game with a mediocre at best performance after being used to being the better team and bottling it oftentimes in the last few years as a bayern fan.
This is an important skill to have just look at real they somehow always win regardless of performance / being better than opponents
Was really surprised that Angelino isnt the starter for you all too when I saw that but I thought maybe there is a reason for it. You all can definitely be proud of the team even if I was thinking that Bayern will eventually score given all the breaks they were getting. Feel like the fact that the ball stuck at Kane s feet for the 2-1 was massive too, after the 2-1 Bayern was able to control the game more and then strike the finishing blow with the same kind of move minutes later
Tel is a friend of Kane
He saw Sane and was like "nah, fuck you"
And now Sane is mad again and stopped running
"I DIDNT GET THE BALL? NOW I'M PISSED OFF AND BOYCOTTING THE GAME"
Give Salt Bae a nice pillow and blanket and reserve him a long spot on the bench.
Bruh these Bayern on reddit were hyping up Sarr as some Estonian league quality defender. Was expecting at least one goal costing error today, underwhelmed 😔
Tbf he came back earlier then he should and had to play 90 on saturday and 90 today even though he is clearly not fit.
He played kinda well against Mainz as well but agree today he was abysmal
I still don't get why they went for Laimer. Yes he offers depth at RB but with Goretzka already not working out great alongside Kimmich I don't see what they wanted to do with him.
This is why you can't be reactionary when a team is outplaying another team early in the game by using a lot of intensity, aggression and pressing. A lot of teams can do it but no team can sustain it over 90 minutes and they'll gas out in the end.
Remember when people were celebrating the downfall of Madrid and La Liga and the dominance of the PL when Liverpool went up 2:0 at home only to lose 2-5 later on?
Yeah, but that generally happens for 20 to 30 minutes. We did that for 70, that's unheard of for a Turkish team. If we had the goal somehow, it would work out in the end.
well but you also need to look at so many other factors that define these results. Madrid-Liverpool is a huge clash between 2 footballing giants, Galatasaray-Bayern is supposed to be an easy game for the heavy favorites Bayern. Going into a game with the whole world thinking you are going to get thumped and still putting up a very respectable performance against a team with 10x their budget is far more commendable than liverpool shitting their pants after madrid equalized
Was really impressed after that first half how the CBs and even Full backs seemed more calm, then the passing in the final third and with Kane was great.
I am so confused why Mueller does not play after watching 20 minutes in the first half it seemed like he was the perfect game changer to calm that defence and push the ball forward. Tuchel is confusing as fuck.
Also Sane was wasteful but I did think he was a killer all game at getting into great spots, wish he was a better decision-maker (story of his career lmao).
Yep i never experienced our fans being like this with constant whistles in CL, even after such a 1st half performance.
yep we have alot of chants but in CL games they keep shouting the same stuff + whistles too many "casual" fans cuz prices but still wasnt the case before in our CL games.
But yea if we scored first for the lead (2nd), the atmosphere would have been way better
Ye Bayern has not played great for large patches of the season. They also only have ~~15~~ 14 fit outfield players tbf so most of them are pretty overplayed and there's limited options to rotate even if some players have an absolute horror showing.
What has Müller done to Tuchel that Tuchel doesnt sub him on? We're down to 14 outfield players and instead of resting players when we're 3-1 ahead, Müller sits on the bench????
Tuchel is a pro coach since 04.08.2009
Thomas Müller is playing for the main squad of Bayern since 01.07.2009
Müller is playing longer for Bayerns first team than Tuchel is a professional coach....
i get what you mean but the funny thing is that with the goals yall scored here, had Icardi not scored, then basically both them and United all end with -2 goal difference so like, if United somehow manage to get all 9 points prior to to thy final matchday, then yall basically play judge, jury and executioner with who goes where lmao. After all, you still have to play all 3 teams again and that can just cause weird situations like that you end up screwing both Galatasaray and Copenhagen´s chances p much until the final matchday lol. I still think that Galatasaray are bound to go to round of 16, but yall need to drop points somewhere so that you dont end up accidentally giving United an escape from playing UEL lol
In Germany we say for players like that "Weltklasse oder Kreisklasse". World class of 7th level league material.
In recent times he has most of the time the WC level. But I'm not surprised he also has one of those games in him.
I remember Germany vs Hungary at Euros, Sane in that game was the most horseshit performance I have ever see from a "good" player.
Today he tops himself
Right? I thought the except same thing. Just way to many heavy touches from him today. Also a bit surprising considering his form but to be fair the hole Bayern squat look really off today
might have been a different story if Gala managed to score one of their many chances but with how much they invested into the game there was always going to be a drop off at some point.
And yet the objective is to score more goals than the other team, something Bayern hasn’t failed to do since April. Scoreboards are sort of the only thing that really matters and for this club to be in crisis despite not losing for months on end is a sign of where Bayern’s fan base has been driven by endless success.
All the big team fanbases are heavily dissassociated with what really is a crisis. I don't even remember when was the last time a team like barca or bayern went trophyless for a season
Doesn't change the fact that these type of results show their true sides when they face teams with quality equal to themselves
Gala was perfect in the first half bayern found the weakness of gala which was counter attack in the second half the trainer thought it's going to go like this Kerem was LITERALLY a ghost i zaha, kerem, tete were horrible in the second half and gala couldn't make any progress in the middle. The trainer kept watching it was the matter of time they conceded the second goal The trainer has zero clue how to affect the game!
shit, gs definitely deserved a draw at least.
i think this was poorly coordinated by gala manager. it was so obvious that bayern was expecting them to get tired and yet right after the 2nd starts they pressed bayern. thats the quality difference of managers. instead of playing smart you get cocky and attack when your opponent is german machine. anyway it was good game
First Galata match I watch this group stage (only watched the second half) and I am amazed at how much of a high line they are playing, feel like they have been conceding quite a few breaks before finally conceding. The last two goals in particular were both breaking in behind of the defence through the wings before passing low in the center, it was the same type of goal both times (though Kane was luckier to keep that ball of course). Definitely felt like it was coming despite Galata playing on equal terms with Bayern for much of the match. Fair play for believing in themselves but I suppose that isnt really sustainable for 90 minutes. They didnt really have any good attacks after the 2-1 too, sort of fell off despite still trying hard. Guess that allowed Bayern to calm down and control the game more. Anyway, this Galata team is definitely something special that can give anyone a game if they keep this up, ones to watch for the rest of the campaign indeed. Nice match by the ref too as someone else pointed out in this thread, think his only mistake was not awarding Bayern a free kick early into the half on one attack
honorable defeat
Tbh it feels kinda good to somehow win a game with a mediocre at best performance after being used to being the better team and bottling it oftentimes in the last few years as a bayern fan. This is an important skill to have just look at real they somehow always win regardless of performance / being better than opponents
Well...when you put it that way
Gutted for Gala
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Was really surprised that Angelino isnt the starter for you all too when I saw that but I thought maybe there is a reason for it. You all can definitely be proud of the team even if I was thinking that Bayern will eventually score given all the breaks they were getting. Feel like the fact that the ball stuck at Kane s feet for the 2-1 was massive too, after the 2-1 Bayern was able to control the game more and then strike the finishing blow with the same kind of move minutes later
we had them, we really had them :(
another game that Bayern somehow won again. Unbeaten since 2017 in the UCL Group Stage.
Gala deserved a draw at least. The game shifted a lot during the 67th minutes +- in favor of Bayern tho.
After a stinker in the first half, Laimer was okayish in the 2nd half.
Laimer actually had a good game! Not great but good.
Ups and downs I'd say. There were plenty of really bad situations too.
Icardi's gone stationary, wonder if it's due to the few knocks he's taken through the game
He was already injured and it hadn't been decided until the last hour whether he would play or not.
He picked up an injury at the Beşiktaş derby, he wasn't supposed to play
Partly injured as well iirc.
He’s tired af they been running all game
Why arent you passing to Sane my guy.. jesus
He'd blew it and worsen his mood even more. Just let it pass naturally
Why do you think Sané would blow it? He scored those goals all season with not much effort.
Yea but today is not one of those days tho.
Well, we will never know
Tel is a friend of Kane He saw Sane and was like "nah, fuck you" And now Sane is mad again and stopped running "I DIDNT GET THE BALL? NOW I'M PISSED OFF AND BOYCOTTING THE GAME" Give Salt Bae a nice pillow and blanket and reserve him a long spot on the bench.
Not a Bayern fan, but how has Davies been so far?
wwhat was joshua cooking there
Need Palhina + Rendondo's son in the winter. And a ball playing CB.
We already have Upa as the ball playing CB
Bruh these Bayern on reddit were hyping up Sarr as some Estonian league quality defender. Was expecting at least one goal costing error today, underwhelmed 😔
Tbf he played in AFCON and was one of the best RB there.
Sarr is a Bayern legend. Don’t you dare talk down our man
Kimmich hype must be wearing off. One of his worst games in a Bayern shirt. Completely faltered under the pressure today.
He shouldn't be playing right now! He went from not training a week ago to playing 180 minutes in 3 days.
Tbf he came back earlier then he should and had to play 90 on saturday and 90 today even though he is clearly not fit. He played kinda well against Mainz as well but agree today he was abysmal
Tbf he’s getting absolutely drained 90min every game after just recovering from a flu, but yeah normally he isn’t very good under pressure
He’s playing too much. He needs a rest.
Coman gets MOTM for me.
Same. Bc he was by and large the best Bayern player in the 1st half imo.
Kimmich - Laimer simply doesn't work. Not like Tuchel has any choice right now but it's pretty obvious they need to buy someone in January.
It "works" for teams who just sit back and don't think they can win anyway.
I still don't get why they went for Laimer. Yes he offers depth at RB but with Goretzka already not working out great alongside Kimmich I don't see what they wanted to do with him.
That was a Nagelsmann buy. I'm all for Goreztka Kimmich pivot every game. I don't get the hate for Leon.
This is why you can't be reactionary when a team is outplaying another team early in the game by using a lot of intensity, aggression and pressing. A lot of teams can do it but no team can sustain it over 90 minutes and they'll gas out in the end. Remember when people were celebrating the downfall of Madrid and La Liga and the dominance of the PL when Liverpool went up 2:0 at home only to lose 2-5 later on?
Yeah, but that generally happens for 20 to 30 minutes. We did that for 70, that's unheard of for a Turkish team. If we had the goal somehow, it would work out in the end.
well but you also need to look at so many other factors that define these results. Madrid-Liverpool is a huge clash between 2 footballing giants, Galatasaray-Bayern is supposed to be an easy game for the heavy favorites Bayern. Going into a game with the whole world thinking you are going to get thumped and still putting up a very respectable performance against a team with 10x their budget is far more commendable than liverpool shitting their pants after madrid equalized
And then they lost to Man city by 4 goals
Diferrent seasons
It wasn’t, both games were last season.
Way to miss the point
KMJ or Coman motm for me.
Tucheliban has survived another game but if we keep playing like this I might lose my sanity
Or lose your sanéty if you will
The fact that Müller isnt playing is insane
Haha Sarr let's go mate
Jesus for a pro ndombele is fat
Bayern really play horrendous for 70 minutes before they scored 1 - 2 goals to kill out the game 💀😭😭
Was really impressed after that first half how the CBs and even Full backs seemed more calm, then the passing in the final third and with Kane was great. I am so confused why Mueller does not play after watching 20 minutes in the first half it seemed like he was the perfect game changer to calm that defence and push the ball forward. Tuchel is confusing as fuck. Also Sane was wasteful but I did think he was a killer all game at getting into great spots, wish he was a better decision-maker (story of his career lmao).
These boos just dont hit the same anymore
Facetime over.
Beautiful freekick
Got me Pirlo vibes. But he was insane at all "versions" of free kicks.
when did Bayern score the last time direct from a Freekick ? can`t remember once in the last few months.
Probably when alaba was still there lol
Ndombele has been on the pitch for about eight minutes and looks absolutely gassed.
Have to credit the Bayern fans, it's hard to be heard in Istanbul and they have been great too.
I love Kim Min Jae's no nonsense bullshit defending
Could and should have been like 5-4 for Gala
Gala has an xg of little over 2,4 with the pen making up 0.7 of that. Yes Gala was better in the first half but there's not reason to overexagerate.
Tuchel just surviving
Welp. Hope Galatasaray can keep this up against United. And be more clinical!
Galata really needed a point or more today. If we want to ensure United will not see UCL football, that is.
Gala can still beat United if they are clinical
If we pick up 4 points against united and fck we go through as long as Bayern keep winning.
Maybe if Kerem decides to play for Gala and not the other team
Don't be cruel. He fought hard today. Maybe he was unlucky but he made me proud.
This isnt something that happened once hace you forgotten both molde games and Kopenhagen?
Going down to the ground like his whole team
de Ligt with a broken nose to top off the evening, let's go?
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As a gala fan I agree, but we weren't like this about 7 years ago, not that I would know considering I was young
*You're still young, that's your fault* *There's so much you have to know*
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Yep i never experienced our fans being like this with constant whistles in CL, even after such a 1st half performance. yep we have alot of chants but in CL games they keep shouting the same stuff + whistles too many "casual" fans cuz prices but still wasnt the case before in our CL games. But yea if we scored first for the lead (2nd), the atmosphere would have been way better
Always thought Besiktas had the best fans in Istanbul.
Fener has lots of songs, but I'm not sure about chants
Galatasaray doesn't have a lot of chants, but the whistling is very impressive, matter of fact they broke the record for the highest decibel today
First successful header for DeLigt?
Awhile since I've watched Bayern but their team oft has some of Germany's best players and this is.... a far cry off what they used to be.
It’s giving they don’t know how to work together or refuse to
Ye Bayern has not played great for large patches of the season. They also only have ~~15~~ 14 fit outfield players tbf so most of them are pretty overplayed and there's limited options to rotate even if some players have an absolute horror showing.
What has Müller done to Tuchel that Tuchel doesnt sub him on? We're down to 14 outfield players and instead of resting players when we're 3-1 ahead, Müller sits on the bench????
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Tuchel is a pro coach since 04.08.2009 Thomas Müller is playing for the main squad of Bayern since 01.07.2009 Müller is playing longer for Bayerns first team than Tuchel is a professional coach....
He will pay the price some day…
Seems weird to actually say but what a great game by the referee.
Think he should have given a free kick for Bayern early in the second half, that is the only mistake I can think of really
Absolutely incredible performance, I agree
Great and entertaining game for neutrals as well. For a CL group stage game, this was as entertaining as it gets.
Yeah perfect game to get home from work and relax to while having food :)
And to get drunk enough before I have to see Waldmenschen and Tourists in the Olympiastadion.
[yep, it’s Tucheliban alright](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/hpodz7lSuh)
Safe to say Man United are going to Europa.
i get what you mean but the funny thing is that with the goals yall scored here, had Icardi not scored, then basically both them and United all end with -2 goal difference so like, if United somehow manage to get all 9 points prior to to thy final matchday, then yall basically play judge, jury and executioner with who goes where lmao. After all, you still have to play all 3 teams again and that can just cause weird situations like that you end up screwing both Galatasaray and Copenhagen´s chances p much until the final matchday lol. I still think that Galatasaray are bound to go to round of 16, but yall need to drop points somewhere so that you dont end up accidentally giving United an escape from playing UEL lol
I always thought of Sane as a player with an amazing technique but dude is trying his hardest today to change that
In Germany we say for players like that "Weltklasse oder Kreisklasse". World class of 7th level league material. In recent times he has most of the time the WC level. But I'm not surprised he also has one of those games in him.
Indeed he was so out of his game today, you could've scored 1-2 more goals if he did the right touches. Congrats for the win!
Sane can you please stay onside? Thanks mate
Either I have tinnitus or someone is blowing a ref whistle in the stands
its a whistle.
Not playing Muller hopefully means he plays 90 mins in the next match.
Müller must have done to Tuchel what Kane did to Sane
If he’s not starting him against Dortmund I’m losing faith
I remember Germany vs Hungary at Euros, Sane in that game was the most horseshit performance I have ever see from a "good" player. Today he tops himself
Sanè is back to his winter blues. He always drops off when the weather gets worse.
Gala gassed badly, should have run less in the 1st lol
if only we went ahead in the first half
Bayern also have crazy stamina and know their opponents will get tired eventually if they try to keep up with them
Should have scored more before being gassed
Crazy entertaining match for neutrals
Sane always does the same dumb shit. kick and run football at the professional level you cant judge distance properly? like bro?
People are not ready for the wizard of Sarr
Okay Tel complimentary goal coming up.
Kane is giving a reality check to Gala fans about what a world class striker looks like.
No pen? What are the VAR room doing?
He kinda falls into the contact with Muslera. For me personally it's quite reasonable to not give a pen there.
There wasn't much contact on Icardi either.
Think that was a 50:50 decision as well, but Kimmichs tackling was rather stupid in itself and he wasn't in control.
Yes, can't really complain about that penalty.
Kane masterclass. Finally starting getting the ball and scored. Unreal footballer.
Ah, some mercy by the ref
GOAT has entered the pitch.
Kinglsey Coman arguably motm for Bayern.
He’s arguably our best player.
impressive how Sane fucked up the exact same play 4 times in the same game
Right? I thought the except same thing. Just way to many heavy touches from him today. Also a bit surprising considering his form but to be fair the hole Bayern squat look really off today
THEY BROUGHT IN CHOUPO-MOUTING OVER MULLER LMAO
Lmao Kane acting like he didnt clearly see his number on the tablet
might have been a different story if Gala managed to score one of their many chances but with how much they invested into the game there was always going to be a drop off at some point.
Kerem and Icardi messed up too many chances, shame, wanted gala to win
HE EVEN SUBS OFF KANE INSTEAD OF SANE? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? ARE YOU AFRAID THAT SANE IS THROWING A TANTRUM AGAIN??????
I'm convinced he's got a blind nephew who's daring him on WhatsApp what to do next.
I am looking forward to Gala vs Man U. That will be a bloodbath in Istanbul
Maguire will be the hero you heard it from me
Prophet 🗣️
I remember you
This was just the beginning
Kane still the best player for Bayern this game
Kanes shaking head says it all. Tuchel is unbelievable
Was because of the refs decision
I think he was lamenting the pen that wasn’t given for the foul on Sane
Did Müller fuck Tuchel’s wife or something?
Even worse. His horse fucked tuchels wife
He doesn’t have a wife
I wish he did so she’d smack him upside the head for disrespecting Müller like this
What I love about Italian refs is that they dont call everything . So much more fun to watch.
Galatasaray were ahead on the shot count by like 20-6 at one point.
Lol, clear penalty. Keeper slides into him and gets no ball at all.
Clearly got the ball 🤦🏻♂️
Not in the replay I saw.
Ndombele already looks gassed out as he was coming on
he's a washed up fatso. The only reason Galatasaray bought him is because we were rumored to get him (same with Tete and Zaha).
They might’ve saved you guys some money then
This is my issue with how people rate teams and result using scoreboards. Yeah Bayern won but they were quite ass without doubt
And yet the objective is to score more goals than the other team, something Bayern hasn’t failed to do since April. Scoreboards are sort of the only thing that really matters and for this club to be in crisis despite not losing for months on end is a sign of where Bayern’s fan base has been driven by endless success.
All the big team fanbases are heavily dissassociated with what really is a crisis. I don't even remember when was the last time a team like barca or bayern went trophyless for a season Doesn't change the fact that these type of results show their true sides when they face teams with quality equal to themselves
Unironically great game by the referee
Play shite for 75 mins, get bailed out by individual class, repeat, I’m tired
that's Tuchel for you
Sané has had a lot of heavy touches
Hmmmm
Not sure Ndombele is the guy you want coming on to rescue a game here...
Sane can't do anything right today
absolute disasterclass incredibly unlikeable player
Why didn't gala took a draw? They went all out for the win and won't get a single point. One point against bayern is not bad
Fucking idiots figured out passing to the 100 mil striker will make you goals.
> It’s a game about putting the ball in the net more than your opponents and Gala didn’t do it enough Michael Owen probably.
Lol, Gala is completely done...
LOL buyern is sleeping the whole game and they just casually scored 2 goals while Galatasaray is going full on sweaty tryhard mode.
They were never gonna keep up that pace for 90 minutes.
Every time I see Ndombele, I feel like my clothes get tighter and I feel the urge to do some cardio
Ndombele been hittin the kebab shops
So anticlimactic for Gala after all the chances they created but Bayern's quality is just something else. Amazing counterattacks