On matchday 2 of group A of the UEFA Champions League – 2023-2024, the Reds fell 2-3 against Galatasaray despite striker Rasmus Hojlund scoring twice. The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Rasmus Hojlund (16′ 1T and 21′ 2T). While the away goals were scored by Wilfried Zaha (22′ 1T), Kerem Aktürkoglu (25′ 2T) and Mauro Icardi (35′ 2T).
Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi squandered the chance to take the lead after missing a penalty in the 77th minute of the second half.
Kerem Aktürkoglu had a great performance. The Galatasaray midfielder scored 1 goal, made 54 correct passes, stole 3 balls and was encouraged to kick 4 times.
Another player who had a great game was Mauro Icardi. The Galatasaray attacker shone by scoring 1 goal, kicking 5 times and making 4 correct passes.
The game became dirty with fouls and the players put in more force. There were a large number of reprimands: Lucas Torreira, Casemiro, Diogo Dalot, Okan Buruk, Sacha Boey and Sérgio Oliveira. Casemiro was sent off after receiving his second yellow card, in the 76th minute of the second half.
Man United manager Erik ten Hag presented a 4-5-1 tactical layout with André Onana in goal; Diogo Dalot, Raphaël Varane, Victor Lindelöf and Sofyan Amrabat in the defensive line; Casemiro, Mason Mount, Hannibal Mejbri, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford in the middle; and Rasmus Hojlund in attack.
For its part, Okan Buruk’s team came out with a 4-5-1 tactical layout with Fernando Muslera between the three sticks; Sacha Boey, Dávinson Sánchez, Abdulkerim Bardakci and Angeliño in defense; Lucas Torreira, Kaan Ayhan, Tetê, Kerem Aktürkoglu and Wilfried Zaha in the midfield; and Mauro Icardi up front.
Ivan Kruzliak was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.
On the next matchday the Reds will face FC Copenhagen at home, while Galatasaray will play away against Bayern Munich.
Galatasaray was in second place in the Group A standings and has 4 points. Manchester United is in fourth place and did not add points.
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