Memphis Depay and his brilliant free kick that could have been the winning goal for Barcelona against Galatasaray in the Europa League

Barcelona vs Galatasaray: the Barça striker Memphis Depay almost scored a sensational free-kick goal in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League 2021-2022 which was played this Thursday, March 10 at the Camp Nou.

In the 27th minute of play, midfielder Pedri caused a direct free kick near Galatasaray’s penalty area after outwitting a couple of rivals with a sensational individual move.

The Barcelona attacker Memphis Depay decided to take the free kick. The ball went over the barrier, destined for a goal, but the Galatasaray goalkeeper Iñaki Peña appeared, demanding himself and preventing his goal from falling.

The free kick of Memphis Depay It was one of the clearest scoring chances for Barcelona, ​​which did not go beyond a goalless draw against Galatasaray at home.

The winner of the series will qualify for the quarterfinals of the Europa League 2021-2022, which will be played on April 7 and 14, round-trip matches respectively.

CONFIRMED ALIGNMENTS BARCELONA VS GALATASARAY

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández decided on this starting team: Marc-André ter Stegen, Jordi Alba, Ronald Araujo, Eric García, Sergiño Dest, Frenkie de Jong, Nicolás González, Pedri, Menphis Depay, Adama Traoré and Ferran Torres.

El estreatega de Galatasaray Domenec Torrent alineó con Iñaki Peña, Patrick van Aanholt, Marcao, Víctor Nelsson, Sacha Boey, Sofiane Feghouli, Taylan Antalyalı, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Berkan Kutlu, Ryan Babel y Mostafa Mohamed.

On March 18, the draw for the Europa League quarterfinals and semifinals will take place. The final is played in a single match at the Ramón Sanchéz-Pizjuán stadium in Seville, Spain.

NEXT MATCHES OF BARCELONA

03/13/22 Barcelona vs. Osasuna

17/03/22 Galatasaray vs Barcelona

03/20/22 Real Madrid vs Barcelona

02/04/22 Barcelona vs Seville

04/09/22 Levante vs. Barcelona

GALATASARAY UPCOMING MATCHES

14/03/22 Galatasaray vs Besiktas

17/03/22 Galatasaray vs Barcelona

20/03/22 Gaziantep FK vs Galatasaray

02/04/22 Galatasaray vs Fatih Karagümrük

09/04/22 Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray

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