Sturm Graz 3–0 Galatasaray: UEFA Champions League, 20 September 2000

The match

Sturm Graz and Galatasaray finished 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League on 20 September 2000. The match was played in the first group stage in Graz.

Sturm Graz won the match by 3 goals.

Goals and key incidents

Sergei Yuran scored in minute 32 (Sturm Graz). Markus Schopp scored in minute 64 (Sturm Graz). Markus Schupp scored in minute 81 (Sturm Graz).

Roman Mählich was sent off in minute 59.

Suat Kaya was sent off in minute 69.

Competition and tie context

The same sides also met on 7 November 2000, when Galatasaray finished 2–2 against Sturm Graz. That is a separate match result in this competition campaign.

The fixture was played in Group D of the first group stage. The match result belongs to this stage of the competition in the 2000/01 season.

Venue and attendance

The UEFA match record identifies the venue as Stadium Graz Liebenau, Graz.

The recorded attendance was 15,400 spectators.

The teams’ wider campaign

Sturm Graz came into this fixture after a Rangers 5–0 Sturm Graz result on 12 September 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Monaco 5–0 Sturm Graz on 27 September 2000.

Galatasaray came into this fixture after a Galatasaray 3–2 Monaco result on 12 September 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Galatasaray 3–2 Rangers on 27 September 2000.