Victor Osimhen : Galatasaray’s win over Liverpool “big motivation”

Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen says Galatasaray win over Liverpool in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League is a great motivation for the Turkish giants.

The Turkish Super Lig champions scraped past Mohamed Salah’s side 1-0 at the RAMS Park on Tuesday.

Osimhen’s goal from the penalty spot in the 16th minute proved to be all that the host needed to win their first of the tournament. Reacting after the match, the 26-year-old said it was a tough game but they were able to pull out a victory.

”Frankly, I want to congratulate the team first. It was a very tough opponent for us, and many people, except for the fans here, didn’t really believe we would win. We managed to pull together as a team.”

Osimhen’s first-ever goal in the competition for Galatasaray

He added that the team would not get carried away by the result and keep on working hard: “We will never get carried away by this win because this is a true test that Liverpool gave to us, and I’m really happy about this win. This is a really big motivation for us to build on this momentum, they made us better.”

The strike makes him the highest scoring Nigerian in the history of the Champions League as he has now scored 10 goals. It was also Osimhen’s first-ever goal in the competition for Galatasaray, and he was named Man of the Match after the game.