Cancelo equalises after Barcelona fall behind
Raphinha remained unavailable through injury, and Flick deployed Dani Olmo in a withdrawn attacking role rather than starting Gabriel Jesus. Galatasaray took the lead in the 28th minute when Rafael Leao found Aleksey Batrakov, whose effort changed direction off Joao Cancelo and beat Joan Garcia.
The hosts subsequently had another goal disallowed for offside after a VAR review. Barcelona responded before the interval: Olmo released Cancelo to equalise in the 42nd minute, restoring parity after a difficult spell.
Yamal creates the second-half separation
Yamal's cross found Fermin Lopez for the header that put Barcelona ahead. Three minutes later, he beat Eren Elmali near the byline and supplied Anthony Gordon for the third goal. These were the two assists credited in the report, separate from Gordon's missed chance immediately after halftime.
Karim Adeyemi completed the scoring after coming on alongside Jesus. VnExpress puts Barcelona's early-season total at 43 goals in ten victories, an average of 4.3 per match. It also identifies this as Yamal's eighth Barcelona game with at least two assists under Flick, four of them in 2026/27.
Betis on 17 October, PSG in the next Champions League round and Real Madrid in La Liga are the subsequent tests listed in the report. Their outcomes remain open despite Barcelona's winning start.