UCL: ‘He brought them out of jail’ – Townshend hails Osimhen’s strike against Juventus
Naija News • 4d ago
Former Chelsea player, Andy Townsend has praised Victor Osimhen for scoring a crucial goal in the first half of extra time during Galatasaray’s 3-2 defeat to Juventus in a UEFA Champions League knockout phase match in Turin on Wednesday night.
He pointed out how the Nigerian player helped bring the Turkish team out when they were under a lot of pressure.
Juventus were down to ten players for a big part of the game after Lloyd Kelly was sent off, but Manuel Locatelli, Federico Gatti, and Weston McKennie each scored a goal, which made the game go into extra time.
Just before the first half of extra time ended, Osimhen escaped from Federico Gatti and easily put the ball through Mattia Perin’s legs, giving Galatasaray a big advantage in the two-leg match.
The drama kept going in the 119th ...