Galatasaray beats Lille 4-2 in Champions League away match
Galatasaray earned its first Champions League points with a 4-2 comeback win over Lille in France.
KEY POINTS
- Galatasaray won 4-2 against Lille away from home
- Yunus Akgün scored in the second minute
- Soriba Diaoune scored twice for Lille
- Victor Osimhen scored Galatasaray's third goal
- It was Galatasaray's first Champions League point
Galatasaray defeated Lille 4-2 at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in the third round of the UEFA Champions League. The match was officiated by Slovenian referee Rade Obrenovic. Yunus Akgün opened the scoring in the second minute for the Turkish side.
Lille took the lead with two goals from Soriba Diaoune in the seventh and 39th minutes. Aleksey Batrakov equalized for Galatasaray in the 44th minute before halftime.
“Osimhen applied the former player's law to decide the match and complicate Lille's qualification.”
In the second half, Lucas Torreira put Galatasaray ahead in the 52nd minute, and Victor Osimhen extended the lead to 3-2 in the 61st minute. Lille striker Berke Özer started in goal for the home team, while Başar Önal waited on the bench.
The victory marked Galatasaray's first points in the competition after losses to Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona. Lille remains without points after its opening defeats. Galatasaray will host Stuttgart next, while Lille travels to Bodo.
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