Galatasaray beat VfB Stuttgart 2-0 at RAMS Park in the UEFA Champions League on Nov. 3, with Alexey Batrakov scoring both goals, according to ESPN's scoreboard. Batrakov scored in the 12th and 15th minutes, with the goals coming three minutes apart and accounting for the final margin between Galatasaray and VfB Stuttgart.
Sporting CP also won, beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at Stamford Bridge through a second-half goal from Issa Doumbia. Doumbia scored in the 59th minute, providing the only goal of the match between Sporting CP and Shakhtar Donetsk. The attendance at Stamford Bridge was 28,260, ESPN said.
Batrakov opened the scoring for Galatasaray in the 12th minute and added his second in the 15th. His opening goal and the goal that followed three minutes later were the only goals in Galatasaray's victory over VfB Stuttgart. Both came early in the match at RAMS Park, where the final score was 2-0.
The scoring in Galatasaray's match was confined to those goals from Batrakov in the 12th and 15th minutes. VfB Stuttgart finished without a goal, while Galatasaray's total came entirely from Batrakov. The three-minute interval separated the opening goal from his second, which completed the scoring in the UEFA Champions League match on Nov. 3.
At Stamford Bridge, Sporting CP's victory came through Doumbia's goal after the break. His finish in the 59th minute accounted for the difference in the 1-0 result against Shakhtar Donetsk. Sporting CP scored once in the match, through Doumbia, while Shakhtar Donetsk finished without scoring.
The goals in the victories came at different stages of the matches. Batrakov scored both of Galatasaray's goals early, in the 12th and 15th minutes. Doumbia's goal for Sporting CP came in the second half, in the 59th minute. Those scoring times and the results were listed on ESPN's scoreboard.
Galatasaray's winning margin was therefore supplied by Batrakov's two goals three minutes apart, while Sporting CP's winning margin came from Doumbia's only goal of the match. The results were 2-0 for Galatasaray against VfB Stuttgart at RAMS Park and 1-0 for Sporting CP against Shakhtar Donetsk at Stamford Bridge.
ESPN's scoreboard listed both UEFA Champions League matches on Nov. 3. Galatasaray's win featured the goals from Alexey Batrakov, and Sporting CP's win featured the goal from Issa Doumbia. The attendance figure of 28,260 was for the match at Stamford Bridge, where Sporting CP beat Shakhtar Donetsk.
