Barcelona falls into the European "trap"!
The Spanish team Barcelona did not succeed in continuing its series of victories in its last matches in various competitions, after it fell into a goalless draw with its Turkish guest, Galatasaray, today, Thursday, in the first leg of the 16th round of the European Football Championship.
The rest of the matches that took place today resulted in Sevilla winning 1-0 at home to West Ham United, Italy's Atalanta at home to German Bayer Leverkusen 3/2, and Glasgow Rangers at home to Red Star of Serbia 3-0, and Sporting Braga at home to French Monaco 2. / zero.
Barcelona players were unable to score during the two halves of the match, after their players competed in wasting all the opportunities that had been given to them throughout the ninety minutes, to postpone the decision to qualify for the next round of the return match that will be held next Thursday in Turkey.
The two teams must win the crucial return match in order to reach the quarter-finals of the continental competition.
Barcelona had hoped to achieve its fifth successive victory in all tournaments, but its ambitions collided with the defensive fortifications of the Galatasaray team, which stood in the way of the Catalan team registering.
Sevilla, the Spaniard, came close to qualifying for the quarter-finals of the tournament, after achieving a valuable 1-0 victory over its guest, West Ham United, earlier today.
Moroccan international star Mounir El Haddadi took the lead in the match, which took place at the (Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan) stadium, after scoring the Andalusian team's only goal in the 60th minute.
Seville only equalized in the return match, which will be held at the Olympic Stadium in the British capital London on Next Thursday, in order to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition, which holds the record for the number of times won.
On the other hand, West Ham must win by at least two goals in the second leg, in order to advance to the next round.
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