{"id":942335,"date":"2026-02-17T19:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/?p=942335"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:56:29","slug":"player-ratings-galatasaray-vs-juventus-cabal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/player-ratings-galatasaray-vs-juventus-cabal\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: Galatasaray 5-2 Juventus &#8211; Bianconeri collapse against Osimhen and Lang","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Article Start --><p><strong>Di Gregorio 5 \u2013<\/strong> A couple of decent saves here and there, but it was always too easy for Juventus opponents to score. The Italian didn\u2019t look confident on set pieces and with distribution.<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Match report \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to: UCL | Galatasaray 5-2 Juventus: Cabal catastrophe ruins Champions League play-off\" href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/ucl-galatasaray-5-2-juventus-cabal-catastrophe\/\">Galatasaray 5-2 Juventus: Cabal catastrophe ruins Champions League play-off<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Kalulu 6 \u2013<\/strong> Straight back to action after Saturday\u2019s controversy against Inter, the French played a key role in Teun Koopmeiners\u2019 equaliser, forcing a save from Ugurcan Cakir before the rebound was tapped home.<\/p><p><strong>Bremer 6.5 \u2013<\/strong> Injured early in the first half, but remained on the pitch until the Bianconeri took the lead.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juvefc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Juventus<\/a> collapsed after he left the field. (34\u2032 <strong>Gatti 4<\/strong>)<\/p><p><strong>Kelly 4 \u2013<\/strong> A positive performance in the first half, but the Englishman faded after the break. He lost the ball inside the box for Galatasaray\u2019s fourth goal and lost yet another duel against Osimhen for the fifth.<\/p><p><strong>Cambiaso 6.5 \u2013<\/strong> His forward run right after Galatasaray\u2019s opener paved the way for Koopmeiners\u2019 equaliser. His cross for Kalulu came with a high degree of difficulty. He was booked in the first half and will miss the return leg next week. (46\u2032 <strong>Cabal 3 \u2013<\/strong> A terrible impact. In the wrong position for Gala\u2019s equaliser, then caused the free kick that led to the opponents\u2019 third goal. Very few successful passes. Two yellow cards in 20 minutes. A disaster.)<\/p><p><strong>Koopmeiners 7\u00a0 \u2013<\/strong> He had no goals and no assists in 32 appearances across all competitions this season. No Champions League in his career. All of a sudden, he showed why Juventus paid \u20ac60m for him over 18 months ago.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_942358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-942358\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-942358\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-414x279.jpg\" alt=\"ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 17: Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara\/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-414x279.jpg 414w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-630x425.jpg 630w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-190x128.jpg 190w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-245x165.jpg 245w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-320x216.jpg 320w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-770x519.jpg 770w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-900x607.jpg 900w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-310x209.jpg 310w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Teun-Koopmeiners-back-celebrate.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-942358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ISTANBUL, TURKEY \u2013 FEBRUARY 17: Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus celebrates scoring his team\u2019s first goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Locatelli 5 \u2013<\/strong> Too many errors in the build-up, and didn\u2019t help the team defensively as he usually does.<\/p><p><strong>Thuram 4.5 \u2013<\/strong> Back to action after missing Saturday\u2019s game against Inter. The Frenchman was sloppy on the ball and made a dangerous backpass that Galatasaray converted in their fourth goal. (80\u2032 <strong>Miretti N\/A<\/strong>).<\/p><p><strong>Conceicao 5 \u2013<\/strong> Energetic and involved throughout, as always, but his impact faded in the final third, where the decisive pass was missing. (70\u2032 <strong>Kostic 5<\/strong>).<\/p><p><strong>McKennie 6.5 \u2013<\/strong> Started as a centre-forward but, as ever, he played all over the pitch. Also provided the assist for Koopmeiners\u2019 second goal.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_942372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-942372\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-942372\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-414x276.jpg\" alt=\"ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 17: Referee Danny Makkelie shows a yellow card to the Galatasaray A.S. bench during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara\/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-190x127.jpg 190w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-245x163.jpg 245w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Luciano-Spalletti-booked.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-942372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ISTANBUL, TURKEY \u2013 FEBRUARY 17: Referee Danny Makkelie shows a yellow card to the Galatasaray A.S. bench during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Yildiz 4.5 \u2013<\/strong> The homeboy didn\u2019t seem fully fit as he often checked on his knee during the match. He also lost possession in a danger zone, leading to Galatasaray\u2019s opening goal. He was never dangerous and was subbed off when the game was practically over (81\u2032 <strong>Openda N\/A<\/strong>).<\/p><p><strong>Coach: Spalletti 4 \u2013<\/strong> A shocking result, a disastrous second half for the Bianconeri. Still not clear why he replaced Cambiaso after a brilliant first-half performance. Cabal dragged the team down, and this time, Juventus sank rather than reacting.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_942373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-942373\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-942373\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-414x276.jpg\" alt=\"ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 17: Noa Lang of Galatasaray A.S. celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara\/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-190x127.jpg 190w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-245x163.jpg 245w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noa-Lang-celebrate.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-942373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ISTANBUL, TURKEY \u2013 FEBRUARY 17: Noa Lang of Galatasaray A.S. celebrates scoring his team\u2019s second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Galatasaray:<\/strong> Ugurcan Cakir 6; Sallai 6, Sanchez 7, Abdulkerim Bardakci 7 (77\u2032 Singo N\/A), Jakobs 6.5 (83\u2032 Elmali N\/A); Torreira 7, Gabriel Sara 8.5; Baris Alper Yilmaz 7.5 (77\u2032 Icardi N\/A), Yunus Akgun 7.5 (70\u2032 San\u00e9), Lang 7.5 (83\u2032 Boey); Osimhen 8. Coach: Buruk 8.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><!-- Article End -->","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Di Gregorio 5 &#8211; A couple of decent saves here and there, but it was&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":102,"featured_media":942361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,41595,41962,29,1,4,41484],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-942335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-frontpage","category-home-page-top-news","category-juventus","category-latest","category-news","category-newsnow"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Juventus-XI.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942335"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":942400,"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942335\/revisions\/942400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}