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UCL: Osimhen in tears as Galatasaray fans unveil tifo before Liverpool clash
Galatasaray fans honored Osimhen and his late mother with a large banner before the match; he assisted the only goal in the 1-0 victory over Liverpool, boosting his 10 UCL contributions.
- Yesterday, Galatasaray supporters unveiled a tifo dedicated to Victor Osimhen and his family before the match against Liverpool at RAMS Park, which moved him to tears.
- Galatasaray supporters designed a banner showing Osimhen carrying his younger self with his late mother and the words 'WE ARE FAMILY AND FAMILY IS EVERYTHING'; he grew up in Lagos, Nigeria with six siblings and lost his mother as a toddler.
- Within the opening 10 minutes Osimhen provided a headed assist that set up Mario Lemina's goal, raising his contributions to ten this season and a disallowed goal for offside interference.
- The result left Galatasaray with a first-leg advantage after Mario Lemina scored the only goal in the seventh minute at RAMS Park, despite Liverpool creating 14 chances.
- As a 27-year-old former Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen is regarded as one of Europe's prolific scorers, earning over a quarter of a million pounds a week and attracting top club interest.
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Galatasaray Fans Pay Tribute To Osimhen’s Mother In Victory Over Liverpool
Galatasaray defeated Liverpool 1-0 in their UCL round of 16 first leg tie at the RAMS Park on Tuesday night. Mario Lemina scored the only goal of the encounter in the seventh minute of a match Liverpool could not finish any of their 14 chances created. It is the second time the Istanbul club have defeated Liverpool at home this season in the UCL, and by the same scoreline. The highlight of the encounter was a large banner unveiled by the home fa…
Emotional scenes at the eight-time match in the Champions League between Galatasaray Istanbul and Liverpool FC. Before the kick-off, the Turkish fans presented a choreography for their star striker Victor Osimhen – in which tears began to flow. Because the choreography showed the late mother of the Nigerian striker. "My mother died when I was two or three years old. Too young to remind me of anything – except that she held me in her arms", Osimh…
Galatasaray's attacker did not hide his emotion in the face of the tribute of Turkish supporters to him. And to his mother who died a few years ago.
Galatasaray-Liverpool: a Xxl Tifo to Pay Tribute to Victor Osimhen's Dead Mother when He Was a Child
The giant tifo of Galatasaray fans paid tribute to Victor Osimhen before the match against Liverpool. Emu, the Nigerian striker responded by a decisive pass from the first minutes. Galatasaray leads 1-0.
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