Osimhen breaks Champions League record as Galatasaray send Juventus crashing

[p]The Nigerian international becomes the foreigner with the most European competition goals in the Turkish side’s history with 13 goals.[/p][embed guid="ef4cb239-3f8e-4526-ae4c-71f413a01efe" url="https://x.com/sportingshina/status/2026800323612770456" social-type="twitter" /][p]Czech Republic legend [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baros-milan/zuGVJpcb/"]Milan Baros[/a] had held the record for more than a decade with 12 goals during his spell at the Rams Stadium.[/p][p]Trailing from the first leg in Turkey, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/galatasaray-riaqqurF/juventus-C06aJvIB/?mid=GdieDIR8"]entered the return fixtur[/a]e knowing they needed three goals to overturn the deficit and started with urgency and intent.[/p][p]Their bright opening was rewarded in the 37th minute when captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/locatelli-manuel/6RgXRdd8/"]Manuel Locatelli[/a] calmly converted from the penalty spot after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thuram-kephren/bDU1sgDT/"]Khephren Thuram[/a] was fouled by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torreira-lucas/YDRDxdU6/"]Lucas Torreira[/a].[/p][p]However, the Italian giants suffered a major blow just four minutes into the second half as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kelly-lloyd/tSGNL9qB/"]Lloyd Kelly[/a] was shown a red card for a reckless challenge, reducing them to ten men. [/p][p]Despite the setback, the Serie A side fought back bravely, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gatti-federico/SCvJDma8/"]Federico Gatti[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mckennie-weston/jZHxRi2A/"]Weston McKennie[/a] scoring to level the tie and force extra time.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osimhen-victor/23YHG47R/"]Osimhen[/a] delivered the defining moment to help [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buruk-okan/llNtoV6C/"]Okan Buruk[/a]’s men qualify for the next round. The former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a] striker found space inside the area and rifled a low shot through the legs of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perin-mattia/A3ZJNQg1/"]Mattia Perin[/a] with Baris [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yilmaz-baris/8dwASoxi/"]Alper Yılmaz[/a] adding another.[/p][p]The former African Player of the Year, who now has seven goals in this season’s campaign, capped a commanding display that included five shots and 15 passes at 66.7 percent accuracy, earning him the man-of-the-match award.[/p][embed guid="615222e3-8e80-448e-9ffb-d0bcff9e5a33" url="https://x.com/sportingshina/status/2026797385519636859" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"This match was disappointing from the start. Congratulations to Juventus, they really pushed us hard. We knew this was a tough pitch,"[/b] the Nigerian told the media.[/p][p]"Even with 10 men, they pushed hard and scored two goals. I'm happy with my goal and what I did. We know we have a lot to work on. [/p][p][b]"Juventus deserved to win, but we deserved to advance to the next round. Even in the most difficult moments, the fans were with us. [/b][/p][p]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] fans deserve this happiness to the fullest. Even when we were behind, they never stopped supporting us. [/p][p][b]"We can say that we advanced to the next round thanks to them. We will continue to work. We need their support very much. We have a long way to go, but we are sure that they will be with us every step of the way."[/b][/p][p]Galatasaray will face either [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] in the Round of 16 when UEFA holds the draw on Friday. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/champions-league/"]Follow the Champions League with Flashscore[/a][/b].[/p][image alt="Shina Oludare" id="adfb37ed-25f4-485a-a07d-3a0a4cc024eb" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ee0fafb7-93fe-411d-a34c-92778579c4f2" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]