{"id":1361572,"date":"2024-08-22T22:02:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1361572"},"modified":"2024-08-23T22:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:52:59","slug":"four-things-you-may-have-missed-from-this-weeks-uefa-qualifiers-as-marc-guiu-has-miss-of-the-season-contender","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/four-things-you-may-have-missed-from-this-weeks-uefa-qualifiers-as-marc-guiu-has-miss-of-the-season-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"Four things you may have missed from this weeks UEFA qualifiers as Marc Guiu has miss of the season contender"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first leg of the final round of qualifiers for the Champions League, Europa League and the Europa Conference League all took place this week.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A host of sides are now just one game away from securing their place in the revamped UEFA competitions for this season, with their fate being decided next week when the second legs take place.<\/p>\n

With all the football that’s happening at the moment, it’s easy to miss some of the stats and stories. So, we’ve rounded up what’s happened in the Uefa qualifying matches over the past few days.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray have it all to do despite comeback<\/h2>\n

After their record-breaking league campaign in 2023\/24 when they won the title with 102 points, Galatasaray were confident of securing back-to-back Champions League appearances for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n

However, the first-leg against Young Boys did not go to plan. Despite having 21 shots, eight shots on target and acquiring an xG of 2.18, the Turkish champions finished the game a goal behind a man down. Okan Buruk’s side found themselves behind after just three minutes when Joel Monteiro fired past Fernando Muslera and in first time stoppage time, he doubled their lead.<\/p>\n

A quickfire double from sub Michy Batshuayi, who made it three goals in his last three games for the Turkish giants looked to have to sent both sides level going into the second leg, but it all went wrong again late on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With 84 minutes on the clock, Abd\u00fclkerim Bardakci received his marching orders for handball in the box and Filip Ugrinic dispatched the ball from the spot to restore his side’s slender lead. It extended Young Boys’ unbeaten run to three games against Galatasaray (two wins) and one game away from securing Champions League football in back-to-back seasons for the first time in the club’s history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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