Victor Osimhen was on target for Galatasaray in their 1-1 draw away to AZ Alkmaar in Thursday’s Europa League tie.
Osimhen has now scored three goals in four Europa League appearances for Galatasaray this season.
Also, he has taken his tally to nine goals in 11 games in all competitions so far.
Sven Mijnans gave AZ Alkmaar the best start as he opened the scoring just two minutes into the game.
In the 43rd minute Osimhen equalised for Galatasaray after leaping to nod home a well taken cross from the right.
In Belgium, Zaidu Sanusi was an unused substitute in FC Porto’s 2-2 draw away to Anderlecht.
Sanusi had been out injured with his last appearance for Porto coming in February 2024.
In another Europa League clash, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was benched as Lazio were held to a 0-0 draw by visiting Ludogorets.
Other results saw Bilbao beat Elfsborg 3-0, Besiktas lost 3-1 at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Viktoria Plzen defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2-1, PAOK recorded a 2-0 win at RFS and Lyon hammered Qarabag 4-1.
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Osimhen is a success foretold. He becomes World number1 striker if he isn’t going to be complacent. He has got the energie, Gallant, very agile as.a complete footballer. He’s never a fluke.
Its an own goal and its counted as an own goal. Watch the video closely. Osimhen attempt went into another player. #4 Peer Koopmeiners caught it with his foot and ended up kicking it to its own goal.
Mr. Francis, a success story.
It is counted as Osimhen’s goal
It was given as Osimhen’s goal.
So this guy that people claim to be “very” good couldn’t help his side to victory against a common az oil.. sorry az akanwa… sorry az alkamar… lmao
The goal was even an own goal but was pathetically and erroneously given to him.. lmao..he was celebrating as if he scored in the champions league..lol… Very shameful..even drogba didnt celebrate like that when he equalized in the champions league against beyern… lmao..
LMAO….this guy, your disdain for Osimhen is both epic and comical. Truly, “Ota eni kii pa odu oya.” For those those of us here with little or no knowledge of Yoruba, this proverb translates to “Your enemy will never successfully hunt down a trophy game.” In clearer terms, no matter how glorious Osimhen’s achievements are, they’ll never impress someone like you, who has sworn eternal enmity. Your hatred is so intense that if Osimhen cured world hunger and brought world peace, you’d probably complain about his haircut!
Ever since that infamous altercation between Osimhen and Finidi, it seems you’ve been more pained than Finidi himself. Are you his spokesperson or the president of the We Hate Osimhen Fan Club? The way you carry that grudge in your heart is almost inspiring. Honestly, if Osimhen won the Ballon d’Or tomorrow, I can already feel you saying: “Ballon d’Or? That’s just a political award. How many times has Messi won it unreservedly!”
When Napoli mistreated Osimhen during the transfer saga, I could sense it that you were practically doing a celebratory dance, calling it the Law of Karma eating deep into the young man for disrespecting “our legend”. Then Galatasaray swooped in to rescue him, and your mood plummeted faster than someone realizing their jollof rice is burnt. Instead of recognizing and acknowledging the psychological trauma Osimhen endured at Napoli, you mocked him for not scoring in his first few games, even in a second-rated league, conveniently forgetting the weeks Conte sidelined him during pre-season. And when he scored against Benin, you found nothing to celebrate. You must have praised Lookman’s goal like it was carved out of divine inspiration, but Osimhen’s goal a pure case luck and ill-gotten opportunity
Now fast forward to Turkey, where Osimhen is shattering records, and you, dear @Monkey Post, are still gasping for air to criticize him. You dismissed his feats in the Turkish Super League, disdainfully calling it the “Tolotolo League.” Tolotolo being turkey in Nigerian parlance, wasn’t just a play on words by you; it was an outright mockery of Osimhen by you, calling the tough man a turkey. But let me remind you, even turkeys can be fierce. I grew up with one that terrorized my neighborhood until Christmas turned it into soup. LMAO….
And speaking of fierceness, this “turkey” of yours recently humbled Liverpool – yes, Liverpool —a club from the land of the Three Lions and the current leaders in the EPL. But, true to form, you immediately spun the narrative, implying that his mates were scoring in better leagues and compettions. What makes him special?
Here’s my advice to the rest of the forum: stop wasting your energy trying to convince @Monkey Post. If he had his way, he’d banish Osimhen to play football in Antarctica. Let’s just enjoy Osimhen’s brilliance while laughing at @Monkey Post’s increasingly absurd takes. After all, nothing screams “I’m secretly obsessed” louder than the amount of attention @Monkey Post gives him!
“…your mood plummeted faster than someone realizing their jollof rice is burnt…”
I literally spilled coffee over my workstation reading that part of your comment…..LMAOooo.
Cant be better described…!
No matter how well you dress a dog, Louis Vuitton from head to tail, Nike Tekkies to match, it wouldnt stop it from remaining dog.
That the basic football rule (“if the ball was already goalbound, the scorer gets credited even if turned into the net eventually by the opposition”) eludes that rabied creature isnt so much of a surprise. You have to be really daft, clueless and uninformed to have such a tasteless attitude…..LMAOooo
Osimhen’s first 2 goals in a Galatasaray’s shirt were erroneously credited to others, but now that the rightful thing has been done, they are having stomach ulcers…..LMAOoo
Ikay Gundogan’s goal-bound effort vs Slovan Bratislava was credited to him
Same Gudogan’s goal-bound effort just 2 days ago was also credited to him
But Osimhen’s goal-bound effort was “pathetically and erroneously” awarded to him…..LMAOoo. So say the street dog who itself is as pathetic in thinking and action as pathetic gets.
There is a wise saying in Northern Nigeria that “a man who is hated would be accused of raising dust even if he falls in a pool of water”
3 goals in 4 Europa League games
6 goals in 7 Turkish league games
2 goals in 4 AFCON qualifying games
When we consider the other 2 goals erroneously credited to others, Osimhen has practically banged in 13 goals in 15 matches (not counting assists) in all competitions this season despite not kicking a ball all through pre-season.
Indeed, Osimhen is not even good….talk more of being ‘Very’ good…..LMAOOo.
If only common sense could be ordered from Ebay…!
Even Olaosebikan and Arara Kambue knew it was Osihmen goal. His career is going North.