Galatasaray scrape into last 16 despite 'really weak' performance against Juventus

[p][b]"What annoys me most is that we lost the game even though our opponents played with 10 men[/b]," said Buruk.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] had initially taken the lead through a penalty from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/locatelli-manuel/6RgXRdd8/"]Manuel Locatelli[/a] (30th minute). Shortly after the break, however, Italy's record champions suffered a major setback, as defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kelly-lloyd/tSGNL9qB/"]Lloyd Kelly[/a] was sent off with a red card, putting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] in a strong position.[/p][p]Nevertheless, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gatti-federico/SCvJDma8/"]Federico Gatti[/a] (70') and former Schalke player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mckennie-weston/jZHxRi2A/"]Weston McKennie[/a] (82') sent the visitors into extra time with their goals.[/p][p][b]"I was annoyed and surprised on the sidelines[/b]," analysed Buruk. [b]"Our players' performance was really weak[/b]."[/p][image alt="Buruk could not be satisfied with his team's performance" id="1cb4833f-39b5-4157-ad2d-ccbb02841f88" credit-line="REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane" guid="5ee6e57b-d29c-4e8f-a8ba-2c973a42c475" original-width="2268" original-height="1654" /][h2]'Important evening to recognise weaknesses'[/h2][p]Goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osimhen-victor/23YHG47R/"]Victor Osimhen[/a] (105+2) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yilmaz-baris/8dwASoxi/"]Baris Alper Yilmaz[/a] (119) enabled Gala to progress, but the team from Istanbul will need greater consistency in the future if they are to remain in the competition.[/p][p]After the 5-2 victory in the first leg, they believed Galatasaray could "[b]make it to the final[/b]", said Buruk[/p][image alt="Match statistics" id="4717c6ab-a979-4dc2-a82d-0db2e35631c2" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="f6f21aa9-29e7-49cf-acba-21fc2df99523" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The 52-year-old sees his team's poor performance as an opportunity to make changes.[/p][p]"[b]For me as a coach, it was a good evening to improve my team. It was important to recognise our weaknesses. I'll discuss that with the players and it will help us in the round of 16[/b]."[/p][p]There, the Lions from Istanbul will face either [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a]. Their next opponents will be decided on Friday at the draw at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/galatasaray-riaqqurF/juventus-C06aJvIB/?mid=GdieDIR8"]Check out the summary of the match with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p]