Two more exciting matches have concluded in the 7th round of the UEFA Champions League general stage. In Istanbul, Galatasaray hosted Atletico Madrid, and in Azerbaijan, Karabakh faced Eintracht Frankfurt in a truly dramatic clash. Both matches provided fans with emotions, struggles, and unexpected turns.
Two quick goals and 1 point in Istanbul
The Galatasaray vs. Atletico Madrid match ended in a 1-1 draw. The match kicked off too early: Simeone opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Galatasaray equalized in the 20th minute with an own goal from defender Lorente.
After this, both teams began to play more cautiously: Atletico tried to control possession, while Galatasaray responded with quick attacks. As a result, the draw in Istanbul was remembered not as a victory, but as a "struggle repeatedly."
UCL. Round 7. January 21
Galatasaray - Atletico Madrid 1:1
Goals: Lorente (20, own goal) - Simeone (4).
Galatasaray: Chaqir, Shallai, Sanchez, Bardakchi, Elmali, Torreira (Gündoğan, 88'), Lemina, Sane, Akgun (Sara, 65'), Yilmaz (Jakobs, 80'), Osimhen.
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Llorente, Pubill, Hanko, Ruggieri, Simeone, Koke (Cardoso, 56'), Barrios (Le Normand, 56'), Almada (Baena, 46'), Alvarez (Gonzalez, 73'), Sørloth (Grizmann, 61').
Yellow cards: Pubill (29), Osimhen (29), Almada (41), Barrios (49), Shallai (61), Simeone (67), Lemina (83).
In Nagorno-Karabakh, the game became a "film," the decisive blow was in 90+4
The biggest drama of the evening was observed in the "Karabakh" - "Eintracht" match. The Azerbaijani club secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory, taking a huge step towards the playoffs.
The score was opened in the 4th minute with a goal from Dura - "Karabakh" showed their intention to restrain the opponent from tomorrow. However, Eintracht Frankfurt responded quickly: in the 10th minute, Uzun equalized. In the following minutes, the game proceeded in such a way that it could deviate in any direction.
In the 78th minute, Fares scored from a penalty, and it seemed the Germans had taken the lead. But Karabakh didn't give up: in the 80th minute, Duran scored again, making the score 2:2. At the moment when everyone thought "it must be a draw," Mustafazoda scored the decisive goal in the 90+4th minute - this was the very shot that instantly "exploded" the stadium's mood.
Karabakh - Eintracht Frankfurt 3:2
Goals: Duran (4, 80), Mustafazoda (90+4) - Uzun (10), Fares (78, penalty).
Karabakh: Kohalski, Silva, Mustafazoda, Medina, Jafarguliev, Bikalio, Jankovic, Andrade (Kashuk, 84), Kabayero (Addai, 84), Zubir, Duran (Gurbanli, 90+4).
Eintracht Frankfurt: Santos, Teate, Koch, Collins (Staff, 85'), Brown, Larsson (Hoylound, 85'), Shkiri, Christensen, Knauff (Bahaya, 79'), Doan (Fares, 71'), Uzun (Götze, 71').
Yellow cards: Christensen (61), Duran (83), Staff (89).
Conclusion
These two matches of the 7th round once again proved why the Champions League is a "separate world": a mixed-order and emotional draw in Istanbul, and a dramatic victory in Azerbaijan in the 90+4th minute. "Karabakh" took an important step on the way to the playoffs, while "Galatasaray" and "Atletico" each took 1 point at a "expensive price."
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