WORST DEFEAT FOR GALATASARAY IN UEFA CUP

Galatasaray's Hakan Sukur reacts during the UEFA Cup third round soccer match against Bayer Leverkusen in Leverkusen February 21, 2008.
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The team we all came to love as a Turkish citizen in the mid 90's,who was know as lyons of Turkey, Galatasaray,was handed the worst defeat in the UEFA cup, by German team ,Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 5-1.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated Galatasaray 5-1 on third round second leg match in Germany on Thursday. Galatasaray was disqualified from the cup.


Stadium: Bay Arena

Referees: Damir Skomina, Primoz Arhar, Marko Stancin (Slovakia)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Fernandez, Haggui, Friedrich, Cartro, Rolfes, Kiesling (mink. 73 Gekas), Vidal, Schneider (min. 76 Dum), Barbarez (min. 64 Schwegler), Barnetta, Sarpei.

Galatasaray: Orkun, Emre, Servet, Baris, Mehmet Topal (min. 46 Sabri), Ayhan (min. 68 Barusso), Serkan (min. 46 Lincoln), Arda, Volkan, Hakan Sukur, Umit.

Scorers: Barbarez (min. 11, 22), Kiesling (min. 13), Haggui (min. 55), Schneider (min. 60 penalty) (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Barusso (min. 87 penalty) (Galatasaray)