7/11/2024–|Last updated: 11/8/202412:16 AM (Mecca time)
English Tottenham suffered its first loss at the hands of Turkish Galatasaray 2-3, today, Thursday, in the fourth round of the European Football League (Europa League).
The Turkish team owes its credit to Nigerian top scorer Victor Osimhen, who scored the second and third goals (31st and 39th minute), after taking the lead thanks to Yunus Akgün (6th minute) and Adil Will Lancashire (18th minute) before he was later sent off (60th minute), while substitute Dominic Solanke smoothed the score. (Minute 69).
Tottenham was sharing the lead with Italian Lazio and Belgian Anderlecht before their subsequent matches, after collecting 9 points from the first 3 matches.
The loss comes after two remarkable victories, the first over Manchester City 2-1 in the League Cup, and the second over Aston Villa 4-1 in the league.
On the other hand, Galatasaray continued its series of victories, which reached 5 in various competitions, and achieved its third victory in the competition, temporarily rising to the lead.
Akgün opened the scoring in a wonderful way, after shooting a ball “on the fly” from outside the penalty area to the left of the goal (minute 6).
⚽️🥅 A goal you don’t see every day!!!
🚀 An unstoppable missile shot from Yunus Akgün gives Galatasaray the lead #European_League pic.twitter.com/CSOOg84KbU
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 7, 2024
The Lancashire youngster equalized from inside the penalty area, following a pass from Welshman Brennan Johnson (18th minute).
Tottenham quickly equalize through their 19-year-old young player, Will Lancashire#European_League pic.twitter.com/X0cG68RBuJ
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 7, 2024
Osimhen gave the Turkish team the lead again with a focused shot from inside the penalty area, following a smart pass from Belgian Dries Mertens (31st minute), who also made the third with a cross that the Nigerian followed successfully (39th minute).
Australian Postecoglou began to introduce the main players in the second half, but he suffered a new blow when Lancashire was sent off with a second yellow card (minute 60).
Substitute Sonlanke was able to overcome the deficit with a wonderful back-heel shot after a cross from Spaniard Pedro Porro (minute 69).
😮⚽️ A beautiful goal from Tottenham striker Solanke reduces the score against Galatasaray #European_League pic.twitter.com/cPWuLF0ALW
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 7, 2024
Moroccan Hakim Ziyech, who was excluded from Walid Regragui’s squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers (73rd minute), entered with the aim of securing the fourth, but his team was content with the goals it scored.
Omar Marmoush continues to shine
Egyptian Omar Marmoush continued to perform at great levels this season, scoring in the 53rd minute his 13th goal in 15 matches in various competitions, and leading Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt to victory over its guest, Slavia Prague, Serbia, 1-0.
Egyptian Omar Marmoush puts Frankfurt in the lead 🔥🔥🔥#European_League pic.twitter.com/p7oTW6ZiDy
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 7, 2024
Frankfurt raised its score to 10 points, just like Athletic Bilbao of Spain, which defeated its guest Ludogorets of Bulgaria 2-1.
French Nice saved itself from losing to its Dutch guest, Twitney, and imposed a 2-2 draw despite playing with 10 players from the 70th minute, before a player from Twente was also expelled 20 minutes later.
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A disappointing draw for Roma
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The Italian capital team raised its score to 5 points, compared to only two points for its host.
After Gianluca Mancini opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, Argentine Kevin McAllister equalized (77th minute).
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