Countdown at Galatasaray: Osimhen takes the pitch for a record
Ahead of Galatasaray's Champions League match against Manchester City, Victor Osimhen has the chance to become the yellow-red club's top-scoring foreign player in European competitions with a single goal.
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As Galatasaray prepares to visit English side Manchester City in the Champions League, all eyes are on Victor Osimhen. If the Nigerian forward finds the back of the net in this match, he will achieve a milestone that will go down in club history.
The 26-year-old footballer, who is in his second season with the yellow-reds, has drawn attention by scoring 12 goals in 12 appearances in European competitions. If Osimhen scores against Manchester City, he will become the foreign player with the most goals for Galatasaray in the European arena.
TOP SCORING FOREIGNERS IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS
There are notable names among the foreign footballers who have scored the most goals in European matches in Galatasaray's history. Milan Baros and Shabani Nonda lead the list with 12 goals each, followed by Mario Jardel and Gheorghe Hagi with 11 goals each. Victor Osimhen is currently part of this group with 11 goals.
CONTINUING HIS FORM IN THE SUPER LIG
Osimhen continues to be effective in front of goal in the league as well. With the goal he scored in the Fatih Karagümrük match, the star footballer reached his 7th goal of the season in the Trendyol Super Lig, bringing his total goal tally across all competitions to 13.
Osimhen, who put his team ahead with a shot in the penalty area in the 55th minute of the match, has also contributed 6 goals in the Champions League. Thus, he continues to be one of the most important names in Galatasaray's attacking line in both the league and Europe.