Barcelona did not face Galatasaray, who are only 12th in the league. It was saved by its own goalkeeper

Barcelona’s streak of four wins is over. In the eighth round of the Europa League, they were unable to face Galatasaray at home, who are struggling immensely in the domestic league. Its chances were also saved by the goalkeeper, who is on loan in Turkey from Barcelona.

Barcelona fans are finally experiencing some joy this season. The new coach Xavi, together with the new reinforcements, has lifted the Catalans and before the eight-finals held a series of eight unbeaten matches, of which the Blaugranas won six.

But against Galatasaray, they stumbled. And it shouldn’t have been a difficult job at all, as one of Turkey’s biggest teams is in a huge crisis. They are up to a disgraceful 12th place in the Süper Lig and are closer to the relegation zone (8 points) than to the fourth place in the cup (12 points).

The fourth position, by the way, is held by Fenerbahce, who recently fell out with Slavia. Galatasaray may be struggling in the league, but they are holding on by the skin of their teeth in the Europa League.

And they came away from Camp Nou with a very respectable 0-0 draw. With all the hell at Galatasaray’s home stadium, Barcelona will not have an easy time in the return leg.

The 23-year-old Spanish goalkeeper saved all the chances for his parent club and was the star of the match.

Barcelona did not find a way to score and for the first time since the loss to Bayern in December, they did not score in a match. So they will have their work cut out for them in the rematch, which is scheduled for next Thursday, March 17.

Source: UEFA