Overview
- Galatasaray took an early lead through Yunus Akgün from a Leroy Sané assist in the eighth minute in Frankfurt.
- The hosts scored four times in a 29-minute spell spanning halftime to seize control after trailing.
- Jonathan Burkardt struck twice on his Champions League debut, with Can Uzun and Ansgar Knauff also finding the net.
- An own goal off Davinson Sánchez and further defensive errors undermined Galatasaray’s resistance.
- The win placed Frankfurt atop the new 36-team league phase after matchweek one, with Atlético Madrid next for Eintracht and Liverpool visiting Istanbul on September 30.