Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen last night broke Nigeria’s Champions League record with his penalty goal as Galatasaray shot down England’s champions, Liverpool in Istanbul.
Before last night, Osimhen needed a goal to become the first Nigerian to score 10 goals in the Champions league as he was level with Obafemi Martins on nine.
Interestingly, the Edo-born former African Footballer of the Year was just coming back from an injury he sustained in a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Rwanda in Uyo early last month.
The decisive penalty goal which came in the 16th minute is Galatasaray’s first points in this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) and a second successive loss across all competitions for Liverpool .
After suffering their first Premier League defeat of the season in their away clash with Crystal Palace, Liverpool may have hoped for an easier follow-up game than a trip to the vociferous Rams Park for a tricky meeting with Galatasaray.
If they were in any doubt, the Reds were made fully aware in the opening few minutes that this would be a tough assignment, with Alisson forced to thwart Barış Yılmaz in a one-on-one situation.
Just over 10 minutes later, the Liverpool goalkeeper was facing up to a Osimhen penalty after Yılmaz went down under a challenge from makeshift right-back Dominik Szoboszlai – only seconds after Cody Gakpo had an effort clear off the line at the opposite end of the pitch.
Osimhen took no chances with his spot-kick, thumping it straight down the middle to score his sixth goal in as many matches against English opposition.
