Electric Lamine Yamal silences Galatasaray as Barcelona pass important Champions League test

When you come to Istanbul, you expect a fight. There’s no way around it, the victory never comes easy, and so it was in the Champions League as Lamine Yamal led the Blaugrana into the lion’s den of Galatasaray.

Every time Barca touched the ball, which of course was a lot, the Turkish fans greeted them with deafening jeers. Hansi Flick tested his magic touch once again, thinking that Dani Olmo up top would help Barca control the game .

In the end, it was mostly a failed experiment. Tactics alone weren’t going to take down the might Turks. This was a game for the Catalan protagonist to vanquish a fierce rival.