In Istanbul, where the atmosphere promised hell, Barça needed a few minutes to find their bearings. Aleksey Batrakov put Galatasaray ahead in the 28th minute and, shortly afterwards, VAR ruled out a second home goal for offside: the first serious scare, followed by a collective sigh of relief on the Barça bench. Before half-time, João Cancelo equalised in the 43rd minute with a finish that turned “we’ll sort it out” into a plan backed up on the pitch. 1–1 at half-time. (fcbarcelona.com)

After the break, Fermín López turned the score around in the 50th minute with a header from a Lamine Yamal cross; three minutes later, Yamal set up another goal and Anthony Gordon scored Barça’s third. In less time than it takes to argue about whether a new striker needs to be signed, Barça had gone from struggling to calling the shots. Karim Adeyemi rounded off the 1–4 in the 65th minute, and the stadium, which had started the night as a cauldron, ended up watching the Blaugrana serve dinner. Two assists from Yamal, four different goalscorers and a comeback that makes it clear this Barça side likes to start with a little suspense before revealing the ending. (fcbarcelona.com)

Sources: FC Barcelona — official match report · Galatasaray — official summary and line-ups · Cadena SER — match summary and goalscorers