Galatasaray secured a 2-0 victory over Stuttgart after Aleksey Batrakov scored twice inside the opening 15 minutes.
The match began with both sides named in their respective starting line-ups before the early decisive spell from the hosts. Batrakov opened the scoring in the 12th minute, putting Galatasaray 1-0 ahead.
The forward struck again just three minutes later to double the advantage. His second goal, recorded in the 15th minute, gave Galatasaray a two-goal lead before the game had reached the midway point of the first half.
Stuttgart’s line-up included Grischa Promel, Atakan Karazor, Fabian Bredlow, M. Mittelstadt, Deniz Undav, Jeff Chabot, Ermedin Demirovic, Chris Fuhrich, Ramon Hendriks, Jamie Leweling and Bilal El Khannouss.
Their substitutes were Marius Funk, N. Nartey, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Lorenz Assignon, Tiago Tomas, Luca Jaquez, Dzenan Pejcinovic, Dennis Seimen, Finn Jeltsch, Yanik Spalt and Jarzinho Malanga.
Galatasaray started with Lemina, Abdulkerim Bardakcı, Sanchez, Roland Sallai, Torreira, Ugurcan Cakır, Osimhen, Akgun, Ismail Jakobs, Barıs Alper Yılmaz and goalscorer Batrakov.
The home side’s substitutes were Gundogan, Gunay Guvenc, Sane, Leao, Gabriel Sara, Singo, Eren Elmalı, L. Ugochukwu, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Jankat Yılmaz, Deniz Gul and Renato Nhaga.
The match record included further notable moments at 2, 33, 63, 75, 86 and 87 minutes. Additional match events were recorded at eight and 37 minutes, while the opening entry confirmed the game was about to start.
Neither side added to the score after Batrakov’s quick double. Galatasaray therefore finished the match with a 2-0 win, while Stuttgart were unable to respond to the two early goals.
The final score was Galatasaray 2-0 Stuttgart.
