Sane's Wild Training Moment Sparks Pre-CL Anticipation for City-Galatasaray
27 January 2026
What happened in training
The German star Leroy Sane of Galatasaray produced a crazy moment during his team's training, nearly hitting a teammate with a training tool before it tumbled to the ground. The clip emerged ahead of the Champions League visit to Manchester City.
Galatasaray travel to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, for the final group-stage game.
Sane appears to hurl one of the equipment items, which narrowly misses a colleague and stirs a buzz around the squad as they prepare for a tough test against City.
Context and career notes
Earlier in his career, Sane spent four years at Manchester City (2016-2020), collecting multiple titles under Pep Guardiola. He left City for Bayern Munich in 2020, before moving to Galatasaray last summer.
Galatasaray sit 17th in the group with 10 points, three behind Manchester City, which occupy 11th. The eight top teams qualify automatically for the knockout rounds; the ninth through 24th place teams play a playoff, while the bottom 12 are eliminated.
The group stage remains fiercely contested, and a single moment from the warm-up can steal the headlines as much as any goal in the match.
Punchline 1: Sane's training shot was so precise, even gravity looked away in admiration.
Punchline 2: If practice makes perfect, Sane just redefined 'practice' for the whole squad—and the joke still lands in the net.
