Galatasaray's excellent 3-2 victory over Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League received extensive coverage in the English press. Here are the headlines; "IT WAS GOING TO END LIKE A CRICKET MATCH SCORE"The Guardian: "The only surprise in the match was how close Tottenham got to Galatasaray on the scoreboard. This match could have ended like a cricket match score. Victor Osimhen wasted enough chances for a double hat-trick. Tottenham had a patchwork structure." "IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT"BBC: "The score did not reflect the dominance of the home team during the match. Tottenham's attempts to build from the back and their chaotic defense made for a difficult evening in a place famous for its hostile atmosphere." "WHAT IS OSIMHEN DOING THERE!"THE SUN: "Seeing Osimhen tear apart Ange Postecoglou's injury-plagued Tottenham in the first half reinforced the thought of 'What is he doing in this league?' related to his interesting loan transfer to Istanbul. Tottenham could not pass their toughest test in Europe." "A MATCH TO BE FORGOTTEN"Mirror: "Tottenham experienced a match in Istanbul that they need to forget." "OSIMHEN, DEFEAT"Daily Mail: "Victor Osimhen, with his 2 goals, led Tottenham to defeat in Istanbul." "GALATASARAY HUMILIATED"Telegraph: "Tottenham's defense was humiliated by Galatasaray. It was a match filled with the chaos of a clown show, and unfortunately for Tottenham Hotspur, they were the ones who made most of the clumsy mistakes." "THEY HAD COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES"Daily Express: "Ange Postecoglou's 'broken' defense gave Galatasaray endless opportunities in a disappointing match overshadowed by Dejan Kulusevski's painful miss that almost salvaged a point for Tottenham at the last moment." "STUNNING GOAL"The Athletic: "After Yunus Akgün's stunning strike in the first half, Victor Osimhen's two goals were enough for Galatasaray to defeat the 10-man Tottenham in Istanbul." "GALATASARAY WAS GENEROUS"Sky Sports: "Victor Osimhen scored two goals, giving 10-man Tottenham their first defeat in the Europa League and securing a 3-2 victory for generous Galatasaray. While Spurs faced 28 shots on their goal, they could only manage 5 shots themselves, but managed to escape Istanbul with a respectable score despite Will Lankshear's red card in the second half."
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