Juventus’ 5-2 defeat in the first leg against Galatasaray was just the second time they’ve lost the first leg of a major European knockout tie by a 3-goal margin, after the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid (0-3 first leg, 3-1 second leg). Juventus have won just one of their seven meetings with Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League (D3 L3), beating them 2-1 at home in September 2003. Galatasaray are on the brink of reaching the UEFA Champions League round of 16 for the first time since 2013-14. Weston McKennie has been involved in four goals in his last five UEFA Champions League games for Juventus (3 goals, 1 assist), making 2025-26 his best return for goal involvements in the competition. Noa Lang scored twice on his UEFA Champions League debut for Galatasaray in the first leg, as many goals he’d scored in his previous 29 appearances in the competition.

Source: BBC February 24, 2026 09:50 UTC