In the early morning of March 11, Beijing time, the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals began to compete, and Barcelona fought at home and ushered in the challenge of Galatasaray. In the end, after a fierce battle of 90 minutes, Barca failed to turn the advantage in the field into a victory, and both sides failed to score in the game, 0-0 mutual exchange.
Barcelona lined up 4-3-3 in this match. The goalkeeper is No. 1 Ter Stegen, the four defenders are No. 2 Dest, No. 4 Araujo, No. 24 Garcia and No. 18 Alba, the midfielders are No. 28 Nico, No. 21 De Jong and No. 16 Pedri, and the Front Line No. 11 Traorre, 19-point Ferran Torres and No. 9 Depay form a trident.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Barcelona won a free-kick opportunity that was well placed in front of the field, Depay took the penalty and directly attacked the goal, and the opposing goalkeeper fell to the ground to defuse the ball. In the 36th minute, Akturkoglu burst into the box after three consecutive men from the flank, and his shot was slightly higher. In the 41st minute, Depay cut inside from the left and fired a shot that the opposing goalkeeper struggled to save the ball off the line.
In the 62nd minute, Traore's cross from the flank was cleared and Alba's long-range shot from outside the box was slightly offside. In the 72nd minute, Traore cut inside on the right and fired a powerful shot that was slightly offside. Dembele crossed the crossbar in the 73rd minute to shoot from the top of the arc and the ball went high over the crossbar. In the 75th minute, De Jong shot from close range inside the penalty area and the ball hit the upright and popped up. In the 78th minute Gomi scored a goal for the away team, but was blown away for offside.
In the end, the 90-minute match ended, and Barcelona had the advantage in the whole game, with 15 shots on goal and 4 shots on target, and the possession rate reached 70%. However, in the end, Barca failed to break through the opponent's city and exchanged white rolls with Galatasaray 0-0. The draw of the match allowed Barca to end their four-game winning streak in all competitions, and a week later they will be away to Galatasaray.