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Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored to help Galatasaray secure their first win of the 2026/27 Champions League stage with an impressive 4-2 comeback win against his former club Lille on Wednesday evening.
The Turkish champions made the perfect start when Yunus Akgun gave them the lead after just two minutes of play.
Lille responded quickly with Soriba Diaoune, who scored a brace in the 8th and 39th minutes to turn the situation around and put the French at 2-1.
Galatasaray responded before the break: Aleksei Batrakov made it 2-2 in the 44th minute with an assist from Roland Sallai.
An own goal from Nabil Bentaleb in the 52nd minute put Galatasaray 3-2 before Osimhen added a fourth goal in the 61st minute.
In Italy, debutants Como handed Premier League giants Manchester United a humiliating 4-1 defeat.
Argentine playmaker Nico Paz scored after 118 seconds, set up Tasos Douvikas for the second goal in the 49th minute and added his second goal in the 57th minute.
Jacobo Ramon scored the fourth with a header in the 76th minute, while Joshua Zirkzee, who overcame the offside trap from Amad Diallo’s cross, scored a consolation in injury time.
The opening goal made United the first English team to concede in the first two minutes of consecutive major European matches.
Eight days earlier they had let him in after the first minute against Atletico Madrid.
When United last won the Champions League in 2008, Como were in Serie D.
