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
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.