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Osimhen fires Galatasaray to Champions League Round of 16
Victor Osimhen was again the hero for Galatasaray when he scored a decisive goal in extra time for them to finally go past Juventus and into the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Victor Osimhen goal for Galatasaray to make it 3-1!! It’s now 5-6 on aggregate!! That’s 7goals in 8games for the Nigerian International in the champions league from The first good pass he has gotten in the game!
— Buchi Laba (@Buchi_Laba) February 25, 2026
Ten-man Juventus took this Playoff tie into extra time after they fired three unreplied goals in regulation time to be at par 5-5 on aggregate.
Osimhen, who did not enjoy great service in tonight’s game, finally delivered the most important goal on the night in stoppage time, when he fired past the Juventus goalkeeper from inside the box to pull a goal back for the Turkish champions.
He has now scored seven goals in eight appearances in the Champions League.
Yilmaz scored a second goal for Galatasaray in Turin soon after for the Turkish giants to go through 7-5 on aggregate.
They will now face either Liverpool or Tottenham when the draw is conducted Friday.
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Victor Osimhen scored his 10th goal in the Turkish Super Lig tonight.
Galatasaray beat Alanyaspor 3-1 at home to consolidate their leadership of the Super Lig with Osimhen netting the third goal in the 83rd minute.
It was a gift presented to the Super Eagles striker by the opposing goalkeeper.
This was moments after he was denied at point-blank range by the same goalkeeper.
He also assisted for his team’s second goal.
Galatasaray now have 58 points from 24 matches, five points clear of second-placed Fenerbache, who have a game in hand.
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Turkish Super Lig leading scorer Paul Onuachu has boasted that his hard work, quality and goals have done the talking for him as he has not had to pay the media to hype him.
Onuachu is the leading scorer in Turkey with 18 goals and two assists.
The 31-year-old striker posted on social media: “No paid media. No bought hype. Just hard work, quality and goals.”
In his previous stint with Trabzonspor, he fired 15 goals.
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Adedire Mebude combined with fellow Nigerian Ibrahim Olawoyin to score his first goal for Rizespor in the Turkish Super Lig today.
The 21-year-old winger from the Manchester City Academy completed the 3-0 routing of home team Kasimpasa in the 80th minute with an assist by Olawoyin.
He earned a personal rating of 8.0 points, while Olawoyin was awarded 7.4 points.
Rizespor are 10th in the standings with 27 points from 24 matches.
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