Galatasaray beat VfB Stuttgart 2-0 at home in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday to make it back-to-back wins in the competition. Alexey Batrakov scored both goals, and Flashscore named him its Man of the Match.
Batrakov scores both goals
Batrakov got both of Galatasaray's goals. Davinson Sánchez set up Batrakov for Galatasaray's second, and Fabian Bredlow denied him a hat-trick chance in the first half.
Stuttgart chances
Jamie Leweling hit the woodwork early in the match for Stuttgart. A Stuttgart goal from Chris Führich was ruled out because Deniz Undav had been offside when he took his shot before the rebound. Ugurcan Cakır made saves for Galatasaray in the second half as Stuttgart pushed for a goal.
Other moments in the match
Victor Osimhen had an effort saved by Bredlow and later shot past the post. Ramon Hendriks was booked in the closing stages.
Form and team news
Stuttgart came into the game with injuries to key players, such as Angelo Stiller and Josha Vagnoman. In the run-up to the match, Galatasaray had a 4-2 win over Lille OSC, and they have now lost just one of their past seven games at Rams Park. Stuttgart lost their first game of the competition this term.
