Barcelona vs Galatasaray, Europa League: Live blog, updates, goals, highlights

WELCOME TO CAMP NOU!!! The Greatest Stadium on Earth hosts another Barcelona chapter in Europe as Barça welcome Galatasaray for the first leg of their Europa League Round of 16 tie. Barça come into this one in great form against a very inconsistent Turkish side, so we could see a big win for the home team tonight. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

(Note: the comments will be open only when the team news come out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section)

LIVE BLOG

LINEUPS

BARCELONA

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Dest, Araujo, Eric, Alba; Nico, F. De Jong, Pedri; Adama, Memphis, Ferran (4-3-3)

Substitutes: Neto (GK), Tenas (GK), Piqué, Lenglet, Mingueza, Busquets, Puig, Dembélé, Braithwaite, Aubameyang, L. De Jong

GALATASARAY

Starting XI: Peña; Boey, Nelsson, Marcão, Van Aanholt; Kutlu, Antalyali; Babel, Feghouli, Akturkoglu; Mohamed (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Muslera (GK), Çipe (GK), Ozturk, Pulgar, Gomis, Bayram, Morutan, Arslan, Cicaldau, Yilmaz, Kilinç, Dervisoglu

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16, Leg 1

Date/Time: Thursday, March 10, 2022, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Friday)

Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)

VAR: Delajod Willy (FRA)

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM EUROPA LEAGUE

How to watch on TV: TUDN (USA), BT Sport 3 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), SONY TEN 2 (India), Movistar Liga de Campeones (Spain), others

How to watch online: Paramount+ (USA), BT Sport Live (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Matchday Thread Rules

We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:

Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.

Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!