Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray earned a 3-2 win over Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League.
Yunus Akgun’s stunner opened the scoring, before Will Lankshear equalised with his first goal for Spurs. Osimhen’s brace turned the game in the hosts’ favour as Lanskhear’s eventful night was complete with a red card. Dominic Solanke’s tidy finish gave the 10-men Spurs hope but it was not enough.
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to top the UEFA Europa League table as they fell to a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray at RAMS Park.
Ange Postecoglou’s side were so often masters of their own downfall as Victor Osimhen, the on-loan Napoli striker, bagged a brace to add to Yunus Akgun’s stunning opener.
Teenager Will Lankshear notched his first senior goal but was then sent off for a second bookable offence, and Dominic Solanke made an instant impact off the substitutes’ bench with a delicate backheeled finish from Pedro Porro to halve the deficit and keep Spurs in touching distance.
However, the visitors kept crumbling under the intense pressure from the raucous home support, who whistled furiously in an attempt to tease out mistakes.
Errors continued to plague the inexperienced Spurs side – which had had seven changes made to it after Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Aston Villa – as their insistence on playing out from the back had them punished twice, but it really should have been more.
The north London outfit slip down to fifth in the league table with the defeat, and they will need to dust themselves down quickly with tricky tests against Roma and Rangers coming thick and fast.
Galatasaray, meanwhile, top the tree on 10 points – at least temporarily – and they travel to AZ Alkmaar next.
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