It’s Champions League night tonight, and we are ready with our live blog for Galatasaray’s match against Union SG in Istanbul. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.
It’s Champions League night tonight, and we are ready with our live blog for Galatasaray’s match against Union SG in Istanbul. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.
Fixture: Galatasaray vs Union Saint-Gilloise, Matchday 5
Venue: Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex (Rams Park), Istanbul
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Time: 11:15 PM IST
Live Streaming: SonyLIV
Live Telecast: Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 1 HD
Starting XI: Ugurcan Cakir; Roland Sallari, Davinson Sanchez, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ismail Jakobs; Gabriel Sara, Lucas Torreira; Leroy Sane, Ilkay Gundogan, Baris Alper Yilmaz; Mauro Icardi (c).
Bench: Batuhan Sen (gk), Gunay Guvenc (gk), Arda Unyay, Yusuf Daghan Kahraman, Ahmed Kutucu, Eyup Karasu, Ege Arac, Furkan Kocak, Cagri Balta.
Starting XI: Kjell Scherpen; Anan Khalaili, Kevin Mac Allister, Christian Burgess (c), Ross Sykes; Adem Zorgane, Kamiel Van de Perre, Anouar Ait El Hadj; Raul Florucz, Promise David, Ousseynou Niang.
Bench: Vic Chambaere (gk), Mamadou Barry, Fedde Leysen, Mathias Rasmussen, Rob Schoofs, Louis Patris, Marc Giger, Guilherme Smith, Kevin Rodriguez, Sofiane Boufal.
Galatasaray are entering this match with a 3-2 win in their last domestic match. They will be rearing to win it against Unions at their home ground and bag those 3 points.
USG also encountered a 2-0 win in their last domestic match and will be coming in this match with high hopes of beating the strong home at their bastion.
The players are in position, final pre-match procedures are finalized, and the referee's whistle signals kick-off.
Gandogan earns a yellow card for his poor challenge, it's something he would want to forget as he not only gave possession to USG but got penalised with a card too.
Contrary to expectations, the visitors have had edge so far over the home team but the score line still says 0-0. Both the teams will look to score the first goal of the match and take the lead once they come after half-time.
The second half gets underway with the score still locked at 0-0. Cimbom push forward early, while the visitors stay compact and wait for their moment. Everything wide open.
Goal for the visitors! Promise David fires a precise right-footed shot from the centre of the box, slotting it past the keeper thanks to Adem Zorgane’s brilliant assist. Union Saint-Gilloise take the lead, 1-0.
Great stop from Union Saint-Gilloise! Gabriel Sara rises for a header in the centre of the box, but Kjell Scherpen dives to his bottom-right to deny the Cimbom striker.
Close call for Galatasaray! Arda Ünyay rises to meet Baris Alper Yilmaz’s corner, but his header from the centre of the box drifts wide to the left. The Cimbom pressure continues.
Last-gasp chance for Galatasaray. Davinson Sánchez meets Gabriel Sara’s set-piece delivery with a header from the centre of the box, but his effort sails over the bar. Time running out for Cimbom.
Union Saint-Gilloise hold on for a narrow but crucial victory at Istanbul. Promise David’s second-half strike proved decisive as Cimbom struggled to break down the visitors’ compact defense, leaving Galatasaray frustrated in front of goal.