Lille vs Galatasaray 2-4

Galatasaray won 4-2 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy after twice coming from behind and then taking control after the break. Yunus Akgün gave them the lead on 2 minutes, but Lille could not keep it and Galatasaray finished stronger.

Lille levelled through Soriba Diaoune on 7 minutes, with Alexsandro providing the assist, and Diaoune put them ahead again on 39 minutes from Hákon Arnar Haraldsson’s pass. Galatasaray equalised on 44 minutes through Aleksey Batrakov, assisted by Roland Sallai, so it was 2-2 at half-time.

An own goal from Berke Özer on 52 minutes put Lille back in front, only for Victor Osimhen to make it 3-3 on 61 minutes from Baris Alper Yilmaz’s assist. Lille made two changes on 63 minutes, sending on Olivier Giroud and Nianzou Tanguy Kouassi, and two more on 75 minutes, while Galatasaray also changed personnel, but the decisive moment had already come through Osimhen’s equaliser. They protected the point from there and then had the final goal, with the visitors holding their shape after Lille’s substitutions and the home side unable to find another reply.

Lille had 55% of the ball, 521 passes to Galatasaray’s 408, and more shots, 14 to 10, with 5 on target to 4. The numbers were close elsewhere, with both sides on 3 corners and Galatasaray edging expected goals 1.66 to 1.76.

Lille were booked three times, with Nabil Bentaleb on 21 minutes, Benjamin André on 59 and Gaëtan Perrin on 89. Galatasaray had one yellow card, for Ismail Jakobs on 85 minutes. Galatasaray also had a VAR check on 27 minutes when Victor Osimhen’s penalty was cancelled.