04.11.2026 18:00
In the 4th week of the UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray defeated Stuttgart 2-0, while the German press highlighted the pressure and enthusiastic atmosphere created by the red-and-yellow fans during the match. In the reports, it was emphasized that the stadium's noisy and impressive atmosphere negatively affected Stuttgart's performance.
In the 4th week of the UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray hosted Stuttgart and defeated them 2-0 with goals scored by Aleksey Batrakov, increasing their points to 6, and after the match the most talked-about topic in the German press was the atmosphere in the stadium.
THE AGENDA IN GERMANY IS GALATASARAY FANS
Germany's leading sports outlets devoted extensive coverage in their assessments of the match to the pressure created by the yellow-and-red fans.
Here are the reports published about the atmosphere created by Galatasaray:
Bild: "Stuttgart fell into despair in Istanbul's boiling fire. Galatasaray fans are among the loudest fans in Europe. With their deafening chants and aggressive whistles, they put the away team under great pressure from the very beginning."
Kicker: "Stuttgart suffered their first defeat in the Champions League. After two early goals, they failed to convert many clear chances; all of this happened accompanied by the deafening whistles of the enthusiastic Galatasaray fans."
Die Welt: "Stuttgart were defeated in Istanbul by the two goals they conceded at the start of the match. They put in a good performance but could not get a result. The error-prone Bundesliga team lost 2-0 to the home side in a heated atmosphere."
Spox: "Stuttgart were defeated by Galatasaray in a deafening storm of noise. The atmosphere was extremely loud throughout the match. In Istanbul's fiery atmosphere, Stuttgart suffered a setback in their goal of directly qualifying for the round of 16 in the Champions League."