Osimhen Crosses Milestone Goal Contributions for Galatasaray With Penalty vs Dynamo Kyiv
- Victor Osimhen scored Galatasaray's third goal during their UEFA Europa League match against Dynamo Kyiv
- It was his 15th goal of the season, and he has crossed the 20 goals and assists contribution milestone
- Osimhen's future continues to be a topic of discussion with multiple top European clubs interested in him
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Victor Osimhen cannot stop scoring after scoring to extend Galatasaray’s lead in the UEFA Europa League group stage match against Ukrainian opposition Dynamo Kyiv.
Osimhen came into the match having scored during the 1-1 Turkish Super League draw against Hatayspor, a game in which he scored from the penalty spot and repeated it.
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As noted by Transfermarkt, with the goal, he has now contributed to 21 goals this season, with 15 goals and six assists, more than the 17 goals and two assists he managed in all competitions for Napoli last season.
His loan move at the Turkish champions has been productive, maintained his status among world elite footballers, and still attracts interest from top European clubs.
Galatasaray bottles two-goal lead
Galatasaray would be fuming at themselves after drawing 3-3 against Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Europa League at the Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi in Istanbul.
Centre-backs Abdelkarim Bardakçı and Davinson Sanchez scored the first two goals in the sixth and 21st minutes, but Vladyslav Vanat pulled one back for the visitors in the 44th minute.
Osimhen stepped up to take the penalty in the 58th minute after the video assistant referee intervened and decided that Baris Alper Yilmaz was fouled in the box.
However, the Lions could not hold on to their lead, and former Premier League winger Andriy Yarmolenko scored twice within 14 minutes to secure a draw for the Ukrainians.
Osimhen expresses disappointment at draw
The Super Eagles striker was unhappy with the result and how his team surrendered a two-goal lead twice to play a draw.
"We are disappointed,” he told GS TV. “We thought we deserved more. We need to take responsibility as a team. I think we all made mistakes. They also fought well and scored goals.
“There were two consecutive draws. Now, we need to work and learn from our mistakes. We need to focus on the upcoming matches.
“We need to understand each other better at certain moments. If I'm going strong, I look at who I can pass to and who I can receive the pass from. We could have scored more goals today. We need to learn from our mistakes and be better.”
The result leaves the Turkish champions fifth on the Europa League table with 13 points, three points adrift of Lazio in first and three points above the playoffs spot.
Buruk hits back at Osimhen's critics
Legit.ng previously reported that Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk hit back at Victor Osimhen’s critics amid the ongoing offside issue from that Super Eagles forward.
The Nigerian forward’s Achilles heel came again in full flow during the draw against Dynamo Kyiv, missing four big chances and was caught offside four times.
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