Galatasaray defeated Tottenham 3-2.

Galatasaray hosted the English team Tottenham in the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League. The yellow-red team achieved a historic victory by defeating their opponent 3-2.

YUNUS OPENED THE SCORING EARLY

Galatasaray took the lead early in the match with Yunus Akgün. In a free kick taken by Sara, Yunus found the ball after the defense cleared it and scored with a fantastic shot from outside the penalty area in the 6th minute, putting his team ahead 1-0. The national player has managed to celebrate a goal in every match with this goal.

THE ENGLISH TEAM EQUALIZED

Tottenham equalized in the 18th minute of the match. Brennan Johnson, who received a pass behind the defense, crossed the ball into the penalty area. Will Lankshear, who was in a free position, found the net and brought the score to a tie.

OSIMHEN WAS OFFSIDE FIRST, SCORED 2 MINUTES LATER

Galatasaray found the net with Osimhen in the 30th minute from a pass sent behind the defense by Mertens, but this goal was ruled out for offside. Just 2 minutes later, the Nigerian striker faced the goalkeeper again with a pass from Mertens and managed to send the ball into the net, putting his team ahead 2-1.

THE NIGERIAN STRIKER ONCE AGAIN

Galatasaray, which displayed a dominant performance throughout the match, increased the lead to 2 just 7 minutes after this goal with Osimhen again. The 25-year-old forward sent Mertens' cross into the net with a single touch, bringing the score to 3-1. This goal also determined the score of the first half. The star player thus scored his first goals in Europe while wearing the yellow-red jersey.

TOTTENHAM WAS LEFT WITH 10 MEN

The visiting team played the last half hour with one player less. Will Lankshear of the English team received a red card for a foul on Sara in the 60th minute, after receiving a second yellow card. Lankshear had received his first yellow card in the 53rd minute after a foul by Kaan.

THE ENGLISH TEAM CUT THE DEFICIT TO 1

Tottenham reduced the deficit to 1 in the 69th minute. Solanke, who came on as a substitute, met the ball in a cross from Porro into the penalty area and defeated Muslera with an acrobatic shot. With this goal, the score became 3-2.

ICARDI WAS CAUGHT OFFSIDE

Galatasaray found the goal with Mauro Icardi in the 76th minute. The Argentine player faced the goalkeeper with a pass from Ziyech and sent the ball into the net. However, the offside flag was raised for Icardi shortly after.

THE ARGENTINE STAR INJURED

Meanwhile, the Argentine star suffered an injury in the 80th minute while pressuring Tottenham goalkeeper Forster. Unable to continue the game, Icardi had to leave the field on a stretcher and was replaced by Mich Batshuayi in the 85th minute.

UNDEFEATED CONTINUES

With this result, Galatasaray reached 10 points in the UEFA Europa League after 4 matches. The yellow-red team remains undefeated in both the league and Europe. Tottenham, which experienced its first points loss and defeat in the UEFA Europa League, remained at 9 points. Galatasaray will face Samsunspor in the league this weekend. The yellow-reds will travel to AZ Alkmaar for their next match in the UEFA Europa League. Tottenham will host Ipswich Town in the league this weekend. The English team will face Roma at home in the next match week in Europe.

OKAN BURUK MADE HISTORY

With Galatasaray leaving the field with 3 points, head coach Okan Buruk became the Turkish coach with the most victories in the UEFA Europa League. Buruk, who has managed RAMS Başakşehir and Galatasaray in 16 matches in the Cup 2, has 9 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses. The experienced coach shared the title of the Turkish coach with the most victories in the tournament, which has been held under the name UEFA Europa League since 2009, with Aykut Kocaman, Mustafa Reşit Akçay, and Şenol Güneş.