Toni Kroos scored on his 100th Champions League appearance
Real Madrid collected their first Champions League victory of the season at Galatasaray to ease the pressure on manager Zinedine Zidane.
The La Liga side suffered a shock league defeat against Mallorca at the weekend and had failed to win their opening two group games, with reports in Spain suggesting Frenchman Zidane could be sacked if they lost in Istanbul.
But Toni Kroos' deflected first-half strike following Eden Hazard's cutback was enough to seal the three points.
Big money summer signing Hazard should have made it a more comfortable scoreline for the 13-time European champions but somehow struck the crossbar from six yards out with an open goal.
Turkish champions Galatasaray provided plenty of goalscoring threat but could not find the leveller with on-loan Brighton striker Florian Andone thwarted twice by sharp Thibaut Courtois saves and Steven Nzonzi heading over from close range late on.
Real's win moves them up to second in Group A, five points behind leaders Paris St-Germain who eased past Club Bruges.
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Line-ups
Galatasaray
1Muslera
27Luyindama
15DonkSubstituted forFeghouliat 45'minutes
45do Nascimento TeixeiraBooked at 90mins
22Ferreira FilhoBooked at 90mins
92NzonziBooked at 69mins
6SeriBooked at 46minsSubstituted forMorat 77'minutes
55Nagatomo
10BelhandaSubstituted forBayramat 67'minutes
23Andone
11Babel
Substitutes
2Ozbayrakli
7Büyük
8Inan
19Bayram
34Kocuk
89Feghouli
97Mor
Real Madrid
13CourtoisBooked at 90mins
2Carvajal
5Varane
4Ramos
12Marcelo
15ValverdeSubstituted forRodríguezat 79'minutes
14Casemiro
8KroosBooked at 90mins
27Silva de GoesSubstituted forJovicat 82'minutes
9Benzema
7E HazardSubstituted forVinícius Júniorat 79'minutes
Substitutes
1Areola
3Militão
16Rodríguez
18Jovic
22Isco
23Mendy
25Vinícius Júnior
Referee:
Daniele Orsato
Match Stats
Home TeamGalatasarayAway TeamReal Madrid
Possession
Home55%
Away45%
Shots
Home11
Away27
Shots on Target
Home3
Away13
Corners
Home8
Away3
Fouls
Home15
Away3
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Match ends, Galatasaray 0, Real Madrid 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Real Madrid 1.
BookingPosted at 90'+4'
Mariano (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Mariano (Galatasaray).
Posted at 90'+4'
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
BookingPosted at 90'+3'
Marcão (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 90'+3'
Foul by Marcão (Galatasaray).
Posted at 90'+3'
Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
BookingPosted at 90'+2'
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Posted at 90'+2'
Offside, Galatasaray. Mariano tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
BookingPosted at 90'+1'
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 90'+1'
Emre Mor (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
Posted at 89'
Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray).
Posted at 87'
Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 87'
Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
Posted at 87'
Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
Posted at 85'
Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Posted at 84'
Attempt missed. Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Omer Bayram with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 83'
Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Marcelo.
Posted at 82'
Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emre Mor.
SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Rodrygo.
Posted at 79'
Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Real Madrid. James Rodríguez replaces Federico Valverde.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Eden Hazard.
SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Galatasaray. Emre Mor replaces Jean Michael Seri.
Posted at 75'
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
Posted at 72'
Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo.
Posted at 71'
Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
BookingPosted at 69'
Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 68'
Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Galatasaray).
Posted at 68'
Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 67'
Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Galatasaray. Omer Bayram replaces Younès Belhanda.
Posted at 66'
Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Galatasaray) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mariano with a cross.
Posted at 65'
Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcelo.
Posted at 65'
Attempt saved. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Posted at 65'
Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Karim Benzema with a through ball.
Posted at 62'
Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Galatasaray).
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Source: bbc.com