Victor Osimhen scored his second goal of the match to help Galatasaray take a 3-1 half-time lead against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday.
The two sides exchanged early strikes thanks to a Yunus Akgun screamer and Will Lankshear’s first-ever senior goal.
But from there, Osimhen took control of the match.
The Nigeria international had a goal disallowed for offside on the half-hour mark but moments later netted a goal that stood, profiting from some dreadful Radu Dragusin defending to beat Fraser Forster one-on-one.
And just eight minutes later, Osimhen doubled Galatasaray’s advantage, again with the help of Dragusin.
The Romanian defender — along with full-back Pedro Porro — completely lost Osimhen, who positioned himself between his two opponents to poke home a beautiful cross from Dries Mertens.
Watch Osimhen’s second goal of the night here courtesy of TNT Sports:
What a cross, what a finish 💫
Dries Mertens and Victor Osimhen combine once again to increase Galatasaray's lead to 3-1 over Tottenham 🤝
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Hoddle blasts Spurs defending as Victor Osimhen strikes again
Spurs’ defending didn’t go down well with Spurs icon Glenn Hoddle, who was watching on as a commentator for TNT Sports.
“They are living dangerously, Spurs,” said Hoddle (via BBC Sport).
“Victor Osimhen is in between two defenders and it was a little cushion finish. He doesn’t go for power, but he cushions it into the corner.”
Spurs went into Thursday’s match with a 100% record in this season’s Europa League but now face an uphill battle to even take a point in front of a raucous Istanbul crowd.
You can read full player ratings from Thursday’s match in Istanbul here.
