Galatasaray and Juventus faced each other in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match on April 15, 1998. The first leg of the match was a 1-1 draw held in Turin, Italy. The match was played at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
Galatasaray won the match against Juventus 4-1 in a historical match that went into extra time. Hakan Şükür, the Galatasaray striker, scored the fastest goal in Champions League history, just 10.8 seconds into the game. Other goals were scored by Hagi, Popescu, and Emre. The Juventus goal was scored by Di Livio.
The match was marked by controversy as Juventus players protested against the referee's decisions. In the 22nd minute, Paolo Montero received a second yellow card and was sent off, leaving Juventus with ten men. In extra time, Pavel Nedvěd was sent off for a foul on Emre. Juventus players also complained that the crowd threw flares and lighters onto the pitch, raising safety concerns.
The victory over Juventus made Galatasaray the first Turkish team to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. They went on to win the tournament that year, beating Arsenal in the final. The 1998 Galatasaray team is still remembered as one of the greatest in the club's history.
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