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This video can not be played Eintracht Frankfurt score five past Galatasaray after early scare Eintracht Frankfurt fought back from conceding an early goal to convincingly beat Galatasaray in their first Champions League game of the season. In a superb atmosphere at Deutsche Bank Park, the visitors went ahead in the eighth minute when ex-Manchester City winger Leroy Sane won the ball in his own half, ran at the home defence and then set up Yunus Akgun to fire into the bottom corner. But three goals in a 12-minute spell at the end of the first half transformed the match. Ex-Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez was unlucky to score an own goal to make it 1-1 when the ball bounced off him into the net after goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir had blocked Ritsu Doan's strike. Turkey international Can Uzan, 19, scored against the Turkish champions with a fine shot on the turn just before half-time to put the hosts ahead. They scored again in the fifth minute of first-half injury time with a second own goal from Galatasaray, as Wilfried Singo had the last touch with a header when trying to defend a free-kick. It became 4-1 midway through the second half thanks to Jonathan Burkardt's header and Ansgar Knauff added a fifth after Elye Wahi had stolen the ball from defender Gabriel Sala. The victory leaves Eintracht Frankfurt top of the 36-team league phase after the first of eight match weeks. Galatasaray, whose side included former Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, suffered their first loss since 29 March and this defeat ended their run of 13 successive competitive victories. Their next Champions League game is against Premier League leaders Liverpool, who travel to Istanbul for the match on 30 September, while Eintracht Frankfurt play at Atletico Madrid on the same night. Home fans waved flags, released confetti and held aloft scarves while away supporters let off a number of red flares before the game to create a superb atmosphere at Deutsche Bank Park Eintracht Frankfurt fans before the game Champions League: Rashford double for Barca at Newcastle, Man City in control Liverpool sign striker Ekitike for initial £69m Last Updated 18th September 2025 at 23: 32 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Dino Toppmöller Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Okan Buruk Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Dino Toppmöller Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Okan Buruk Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray have previously met twice before in European competition, with the Turkish side progressing from a Round of 32 tie 1-0 on aggregate during the 1992-93 season. Eintracht Frankfurt have lost just one of their eight prior European matches against Turkish opposition (W3 D4), though that sole defeat came against Galatasaray in November 1992 (1-0). Galatasaray have won just two of their 12 UEFA Champions League games against German sides (D3 L7), a 4-1 win vs Hertha BSC in October 1999 and a 3-2 win vs Schalke in March 2013. This is just the second season that Eintracht Frankfurt have appeared in the UEFA Champions League after 2022-23 when they reached the last 16 stage. During that campaign, they won just one of their four home games (D1 L2). Galatasaray have won just three of their last 32 UEFA Champions League (D9 L20), scoring multiple goals in just seven of those matches. Galatasaray have lost 16 of their last 20 away games in the UEFA Champions League, with their only win during that time coming against Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 2023 (3-2). Dino Toppmöller has won half of his games in charge of Eintracht Frankfurt in major European competition (P20 W10 D3 L7), though his only prior experience of managing in the UEFA Champions League saw him fail to win any of his six qualifying matches in charge of F91 Dudelange between 2016-17 and 2018-19 (D2 L4). During Eintracht Frankfurt’s last UEFA Champions League campaign in 2022-23, Mario Götze recorded two assists to take his overall goal contributions tally in the competition to 26 (12 goals, 14 assists) – the 10th most of any German player in competition history right behind Galatasaray’s Ilkay Gündogan with 27. Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen has netted nine goals previously in the UEFA Champions League; the joint-most by a Nigerian player in the competition, alongside Obafemi Martins. Galatasaray’s Leroy Sané has been directly involved in 39 goals in 73 UEFA Champions League games (23 goals, 16 assists), scoring or assisting every 125 minutes. The only Germany player who has been involved in more goals in Champions League history is Thomas Müller (82 - 57 goals, 25 assists). Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 2, Galatasaray 1. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt with a cross following a fast break. Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jonathan Burkardt is caught offside. Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Mario Lemina. Foul by Leroy Sané (Galatasaray). Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt). Own Goal by Davinson Sánchez, Galatasaray. Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Galatasaray 1. Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Foul by Mario Lemina (Galatasaray). Hugo Larsson (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation. Ilkay Gündogan (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt). Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Eren Elmali (Galatasaray). Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.