Galatasaray turn 2-1 deficit into 4-2 win at Lille

Galatasaray reverse Lille’s lead

Galatasaray beat Lille 4-2 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, overturning a 2-1 deficit to take the points in UEFA Champions League League Stage - 3. The teams were level 2-2 at half-time before Galatasaray scored twice after the break.

Yunus Akgün opened the scoring for Galatasaray in the 2nd minute, making it 0-1. Lille responded through Soriba Diaoune, who scored in the 7th minute with an assist from Alexsandro for 1-1. Diaoune struck again in the 39th minute, assisted by Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, to put Lille 2-1 ahead.

Galatasaray restored parity in the 44th minute when Aleksey Batrakov, assisted by Roland Sallai, made it 2-2. The decisive turn came in the 52nd minute: Berke Özer’s own goal counted for Galatasaray, giving the visitors a 3-2 lead. Victor Osimhen then completed the scoring in the 61st minute, with Baris Alper Yilmaz providing the assist.

Lille had more of the ball but not the result

Lille finished with 56% possession, 15 shots and 449 accurate passes, compared with Galatasaray’s 44%, 10 shots and 331 accurate passes. Galatasaray’s goalkeeper made four saves to Lille’s one, helping preserve the comeback despite Lille recording the higher expected-goals figure, 1.92 to 1.66.

Nabil Bentaleb, Benjamin André and Gaëtan Perrin were booked for Lille, while Ismail Jakobs received Galatasaray’s only yellow card. No red cards were shown.

Table position after the result

Galatasaray moved to #23 with 3 points from 3 games, while Lille remain #35 with 0 points from 3 games. Galatasaray are 3 points ahead of Lille; Paris Saint Germain lead with 9 points.

Diaoune was the standout performer, earning a 9.0 rating after two goals and three shots on target. The result ended Lille’s pre-match run of three losses, while Galatasaray arrived after two losses.