Victor Osimhen and Barış Alper Yılmaz struck in extra time as Galatasaray held off Juventus in a pulsating second leg playoff encounter on Wednesday.
Despite losing 3-2 in the reverse fixture, Galatasaray went through 7-5 on aggregate.
Juventus came from three goals down after the first leg to force an additional half-hour despite the dismissal of Lloyd Kelly three minutes after the interval, by which time Manuel Locatelli’s penalty had pulled one back.
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The Bianconeri rallied though, striking again through Federico Gatti before making it 5-5 on aggregate when Weston McKennie forced the ball in moments after Kenan Yıldız had hit the post.
Jeremie Boga might even have put the Italian side ahead overall but could not convert – and that was the cue for the visitors to finally overcome tiring opponents with Osimhen pulling a goal back before Yilmaz got the second goal for the visitors.
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These tolotolo clubs ehn. Na wa for dem ooo. Dem sabi play ball sha!
They even wanted to beat the Old Lady on their home turf.
And Osimhen again was a huge thorn in their flesh. His extra time strike broke them after a spirited fightback, and his good decision to leave the ball for his better positioned colleague led to the back breaking second goal, the goal that effectively ended the contest.
I love the embrace Locatelli gave Osimhen after the game. That’s respect and admiration right there. Very sports-manly of him.
All hail the tolotolo league! Viva tolotolo!
Monkey, Tolotolo dey do wonders o. Lol. You must have drafted a very long trash as usual to put here had Juventus won, but whoever senior you, senior you. Make I no run too much pepper to your already deflated ego. Lol