News UPDATE
Victor Osimhen scored a vital extra-time goal as Galatasaray defeated Juventus 7-5 on aggregate to advance to the second round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
Galatasaray nearly lost the plot after a comfortable 5-2 victory in the first leg; they benefited from individual brilliance and a pinch of luck as the return leg ended 3-2 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.
Victor Osimhen’s extra-time goal guided Galatasaray into the round of 16 stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 16 years.
Despite losing 3-2 on the night, a 7-5 aggregate win over Juventus pushed Galatasaray to the next stage.
The Turkish champions surrendered their three-goal advantage to Juventus who scored two goals despite playing with ten men to level the tie, before Osimhen crushed the Old Lady of Turin’s hearts with his well-taken 17th UCL goal.
Baris Yilmaz added a second a minute before end of extra time.
Osimhen, starved of service most of the night, finally made the most of a pass, controlling the ball before sending his effort through the goalkeeper’s legs for the all-important goal that broke Juve’s fighting spirit.
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have also advanced into the round of 16. The last two UCL champions came from a goal down to seal their passage; Real Madrid defeated Benfica 2-1 to progress 3-1 on aggregate, while PSG won by same scoreline to defeat 10-man Monaco 5-3 on aggregate in Paris.
Madrid’s match was dominated by the alleged racial abuse suffered by Vinicius Jr., and it was the Brazilian winger who made the difference for the 15-time UCL champions with the winner ten minutes from time, after Aurelien Tchouameni had cancelled Rafa Silva’s composed finish that briefly put Benfica ahead.
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Atalanta also made it to the last 16, overcoming a 2-0 first leg deficit with a 4-1 victory over Borussia Dotrtmund in Italy. The Bergamo club needed Lazar Samardzic’s penalty converted in the final minutes of added time to send Dortmund crashing out.
RESULTS
Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica (Real Madrid win tie 3-2 on aggregate)
Atalanta 4-1 Borussia Dortmund (Atalanta win tie 4-3 on aggregate)
Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 AS Monaco (PSG win tie 5-4 on aggregate)
Juventus 3-2 Galatasaray (Galatasaray win tie 7-5 on aggregate).
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