Juventus staged a heroic comeback after Lloyd Kelly’s pink card to pressure Galatasaray into further time 3-0 on the evening, however Victor Osimhen sealed their Champions League exit 5-7 on mixture.
The Bianconeri had a really slim likelihood of qualifying , the place they’d been main 2-1 till collapsing with Juan Cabal’s pink card. He , plus Emil Holm, Dusan Vlahovic and Arek Milik injured, Gleison Bremer solely match for the bench, and Kenan Yildiz beginning regardless of not being at 100 per cent. Victor Osimhen shrugged off a knee situation to begin with fellow ex-Napoli man Noa Lang, whereas Mario Lemina returned from suspension.
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TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Juventus begin staff eleven earlier than the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Stefano Guidi/Getty Pictures)
Their capitulation within the first leg was a part of a basic disaster for Juve, who had one draw within the final 5 aggressive video games going into this conflict, going out of the Coppa Italia quarter-final and sliding to fifth in Serie A.
There have been two huge early possibilities, as Federico Gatti and Teun Koopmeiners couldn’t hold their headers down from six yards, however Mattia Perin made an important save on Osimhen’s volley from a flicked-on throw-in. The goalkeeper stepped in after a collection of damaging Michele Di Gregorio howlers.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray reacts in opposition to Federico Gatti of Juventus FC in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Stefano Guidi/Getty Pictures)
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Osimhen sprinted again making an attempt to assist the defence, as an alternative clattering makeshift left-back Weston McKennie for a yellow card, whereas Manuel Locatelli stung the goalkeeper’s gloves from distance and Francisco Conceicao curled large on the ensuing nook.
Kenan Yildiz pressured a improbable save from Urugcan Cakir on the close to submit after his shot took a deflection off Davinson Sanchez.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Kenan Yıldız of Juventus FC drives the ball in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Stefano Guidi/Getty Pictures)
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Davinson Sanchez additionally made an error to spark the Juve assault that resulted in a careless Torreira sliding sort out by way of the again of Khephren Thuram inside the realm. Manuel Locatelli transformed the penalty to get the Previous Woman again on this tie at 3-5 on mixture.
Jonathan David’s very heavy first contact ruined a Kenan Yildiz roll throughout simply earlier than half-time, with Thuram drilling the rebound large.
Juventus went a person down in Istanbul and it occurred once more in Turin, albeit in weird circumstances. Kelly landed awkwardly and on high of Baris Alper Yilmaz’s calf, so the referee awarded a second yellow card. Because the defender was arguing he hadn’t completed it on function, the referee was known as over for the VAR evaluate and altered it to a straight pink card as an alternative.
Even right down to 10 males, Juve nonetheless threatened a aim when Kenan Yildiz squirmed between two and bought the end deflected inches large of the close to submit.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Referee João Pinheiro reveals the pink card to Lloyd Kelly of Juventus FC in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Stefano Guidi/Getty Pictures)
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Gatti additionally nodded over once more, however lastly bought a end on track when he tapped in on the again submit on a Pierre Kalulu low cross from the correct, making it 4-5 on mixture.
Osimhen fired over and it was so practically 5-5 on mixture with Thuram’s ultimate contribution earlier than being substituted, as he burst into the field and drew out the goalkeeper, floating his lob over the empty internet.
Juve got here even nearer moments later, as Yildiz at full stretch volleyed the Jeremie Boga cross onto the upright from point-blank vary.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus FC celebrates after scoring his staff’s first aim in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Stefano Guidi/Getty Pictures)
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It was solely a warning, as an Edon Zhegrova free kick was knocked down by Koopmeiners for the McKennie header on the far submit to make it 3-0 on the evening, 5-5 on mixture.
Galatasaray threatened on the counter in stoppages, however Baris Alper Yilmaz selected utterly the flawed go for Osimhen, whereas Kenan Yildiz drilled large from the sting of the field.
The groups couldn’t be separated and it went to further time, regardless of the Bianconeri being right down to 10 males because the forty eighth minute.
Juve continued to assault and will’ve scored a fourth when Boga rolled throughout from the left, however McKennie laid it off for Zhegrova to bend horribly large from 12 yards.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Weston McKennie of Juventus FC celebrates with teammate Kenan Yıldız after scoring the third aim of his staff in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Stefano Guidi/Getty Pictures)
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Eren Elmali got here sliding in on the far submit, simply unable to attach with the Leroy Sane cross, however Galatasaray did restore their benefit on mixture when Gatti slipped making an attempt to intercept the Baris Alper Yilmaz help and Osimhen drilled the end by way of Perin’s legs on the close to submit.
Juventus stored pushing even with 10 males for an hour, as Zhegrova’s ferocious strike from a good angle was palmed away, Filip Kostic slipping to fireplace the rebound large, then Boga fired a few efforts off track.
Within the ultimate moments, an impressed Wilfried Singo by way of ball noticed each Osimhen and Baris Alper Yilmaz spring the offside lure, the latter beating on-rushing Perin for Galatasaray to qualify 7-5 on mixture.
There was nonetheless applause from the group, who appreciated the extraordinary effort made.
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Juventus 3-2 Galatasaray aet (5-7 agg)
Locatelli pen 37 (J), Gatti 70 (J), McKennie 82 (J), Osimhen 105 (G), Baris Alper Yilmaz 119 (G)
Despatched off: Kelly 48 (J)