Galatasaray achieved a historic victory by beating Lille 4-2 away
Galatasaray defeated Lille 4-2 away in the 3rd matchday of the Champions League, becoming the first Turkish team in tournament history to defeat this side.
In the 3rd matchday of the UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray achieved a historic victory by defeating French representative Lille 4-2 away from home. With this result, the yellow-red team was recorded as the first Turkish team to succeed in defeating Lille.
Fotomaç newspaper columnists Mustafa Çulcu, Levent Tüzemen, Serkan Korkmaz, and Zeki Uzundurukan evaluated Galatasaray's victory in France and the details of the match in their columns.
Although Galatasaray took the lead early with a goal from Yunus Akgün and fell behind 2-1 in the score, they brought the score to 2-2 with a goal scored by Aleksey Batrakov before halftime. Carrying the score to 4-2 in the second half with goals from Lucas Torreira and Victor Osimhen, the yellow-reds left the field victorious. A penalty decision given by Rade Obrenovic and cancelled upon VAR review during the match was also discussed by the columnists.
Sources
- fotomac.com.tr · Link