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10/22 14:01 CDT Osimhen's scoring streak continues as Galatasaray beats
Bodo/Glimt; Real Madrid plays Juventus
Osimhen's scoring streak continues as Galatasaray beats Bodo/Glimt; Real Madrid
plays Juventus
By DANIELLA MATAR
AP Sports Writer
MILAN (AP) --- Victor Osimhen continued his impressive scoring record in Europe
to help Galatasaray to a 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League on
Wednesday.
Osimhen netted two first-half goals to extend his scoring streak in continental
competition to seven outings --- with nine goals in that period --- stretching
back to Galatasaray's Europa League campaign last term.
The Nigeria forward came close to a hat trick on several occasions, notably in
the 60th minute when his attempt was parried by Nikita Haikin but Yunus Akgn
tucked away the rebound for Galatasaray's third.
Substitute Andreas Helmersen grabbed a consolation for Bodo/Glimt shortly after
coming off the bench.
Immediate impact Substitute Roberto Navarro had an immediate --- and stunning impact --- as he helped Athletic Bilbao to its first points in this season's Champions League, with a 2-1 comeback victory over Qarabag. Navarro was brought on in the 65th minute, with the score 1-1, and gave the hosts the lead five minutes later with a delightful curled finish into the far corner. Qarabag, which was surprisingly perfect going into the encounter, had taken the lead after just 49 seconds through Leandro Andrade. But Gorka Guruzeta leveled shortly before halftime and also gave his team a two-goal cushion with full time looming. Perfect Madrid Driven by Kylian Mbapp, Real Madrid will be looking to continue its perfect start when it hosts struggling Juventus later. Mbapp has 18 goals in 14 appearances with Madrid and France this season. He has scored five goals overall in Madrid's two Champions League matches. Juventus drew both its matches in Europe and hasn't won since Sept. 13. It lost 2-0 at Como at the weekend and coach Igor Tudor is very much under pressure. Liverpool is on a four-game losing streak that includes Sunday's home defeat against Manchester United in the Premier League and will try to rebound in the Champions League when it visits Eintracht Frankfurt. Among Liverpool's recent setbacks was a loss at Galatasaray in its second league-phase match. Also, Chelsea hosts Ajax, and Tottenham travels to Monaco. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer |
