Galatasaray vs. Barcelona live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Europa League Round of 16

Both sides have everything to play for as Galatasaray welcome Barcelona into the cauldron of the Nef Stadyumu for the second leg of their Europa League Round of 16 clash. The first leg a week ago finished 0-0 at the Camp Nou.

The two sides come into the match riding highs as Barca clocked a thumping 4-0 win against Osasuna last time out in La Liga, while their Turkish opponents got a 2-1 win against fierce rivals Besiktas.

The winner of the match heads to the Europa League quarterfinals. A reminder that away goals no longer serve as a tiebreaker in the Europa League and if the second leg also ends in a draw, it will head to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty-kick shootout.

Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates, commentary.

MORE: Complete Europa League Round of 16 schedule

Galatasaray vs. Barcelona live score   1H 2H Final Galatasaray 1 — — Barcelona 0 — —

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(All times Eastern)

Galatasaray vs. Barcelona live updates

34 mins: Pedri weaves his way through the Galatasaray defence but his shot ends up going wide. Galatasaray appear full of confidence after taking the lead and they will look to get to half time with their advantage intact. 

28 mins: GOAL! Galatasaray 1-0 Barcelona: Galatasaray take the lead, with Marcao scoring with an emphatic header following a corner. Marcao is booked for damaging the corner flag. 

27 mins: Sergio Busquets is booked for a late challenge on Cicaldau, and the Barcelona midfielder left frustrated at the treatment that Galatasaray have given Adama Traore. 

25 mins: Barcelona are trying to get the ball in towards Aubameyang but the Galatasaray defence are working arduously to cut out the danger. At the other end Sergino Dest has to make an impressive interception. Barcelona certainly aren't having things all their own way.

17 mins: The battle between Adama Traore and Patrick Van Aanholt, who have previously played against each other in the Premier League, is a key one. Van Aanholt gets away with a challenge on the winger on this occasion but Traore will surely cause further problems as the game progresses.

13 mins: Galatasaray have given a good account of themselves so far and Ryan Babel forces a save from Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. The home side are certainly benefitting from the excellent support that their fans are giving them. 

8 mins: Barcelona have their first real opening as Ferran Torres cuts inside and shoots over. Their second chance follows shortly afterwards as Sergio Busquets plays a superb pass into the path of Frenkie De Jong, but the midfielder's effort lacks conviction and goes wide. 

5 mins: Gomis manages to get in behind following a long all over the top but Barcelona defender Jordi Alba makes an excellent block. Akturkoglu later sends an effort over. 

2 mins: Every Barcelona touch is being booed by the vociferous Galatasaray crowd. The Turkish side have worked hard to close Barcelona down but there haven't been any clear cut chances yet. 

1.45 p.m.: The game is underway. It should be a very entertaining encounter. 

1.41 p.m.: The teams are entering the pitch with kick-off rapidly approaching. With the game tied at 0-0 from the first leg there is certainly all to play for. 

1.37 p.m.: Barcelona have a rich history in the Champions League having won the competition five times, and they also won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (one of the forerunners of the Europa League) on three occasions. Tonight they could take a step closer to adding to their European trophy haul. 

1.30 p.m.: The atmosphere inside the Nef Stadium is already heating up, which will add to the intensity of this encounter.

What an atmosphere! #GalatasarayBarça pic.twitter.com/WDMzxT8DlI

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 17, 2022

1.19 p.m.: Bafetimbi Gomis has scored 12 goals for Galatasaray this season but this is just his second Europa League appearance of the campaign. Could the 36-year-old help the Turkish side knock Barcelona out?

1.10 p.m.: Barcelona's front three of Adama Traore, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres should be capable of causing plenty of problems for the Galatasaray defence and could prove difficult to stop.

12.59 p.m.: Galatasaray team:

#GalaXI #GSvBarça #UEL ???? pic.twitter.com/BNDUNoA6vG

— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) March 17, 2022

12.56 p.m.: Barcelona team:

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 17, 2022

12:45 p.m.: Galatasaray's home stadium is renowned for its atmosphere and it should be rocking on Thursday with the series in the balance.

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???????? The calm before the storm pic.twitter.com/5CbD1jMkkz

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 17, 2022

Galatasaray vs. Barcelona lineups

Galatasaray starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Pena (GK) — Boey, Marcao, Nelsson, Van Aanholt — Antalyali, Kutlu — Babel, Cicaldau, Akturkoglu — Gomis

Galatasaray subs (12): Muslera (GK), Cipe (GK), Ozturk, Mohamed, Pulgar, Bayram, Morutan, Arslan, Yilmaz, Kilinc, Dervisoglu.

Barcelona starting lineup (4-3-3): Ter Stegen — Dest, Pique, Garcia, Alba — Pedri, Busquets, F. De Jong — Traore, Aubameyang, Torres.

Barcelona subs (12): Neto, Tenas, Araujo, Puig, Dembele, Depay, Braithwaite, Lenglet, L. De Jong, Mingueza, Nico, Gavi. 

MORE: No away goals in Europa League this season

How to watch Galatasaray vs. Barcelona

• Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
• Time: 1:45 p.m. ET
• USA TV channel: UniMas, TUDN
• USA streaming: fuboTV, Paramount+
• Canada streaming: DAZN

USA: Viewers in the USA can watch the match on UniMas and TUDN. Both channels are streamed on fuboTV, available on a free trial for new users. It will also be available on CBS streaming platform Paramount+.

Canada: Like the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League is available live and on demand on DAZN.