LOSC vs. Galatasaray: Galatasaray win 4-2 at Lille despite Soriba Diaoune's double

Lille 2, Galatasaray 4. Galatasaray picked up their first win of this Champions League campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Lille remain without a point. Soriba Diaoune scored twice to turn the game around for LOSC in the first half, but Galatasaray answered each time, and Victor Osimhen put it away on the hour. “LOSC vs Galatasaray” passed 20,000 US searches on Google Trends.

Lille vs. Galatasaray: The goals

Minutes below are from Lille’s official match center. beIN SPORTS’ live blog lists most goals one minute later.

• 1’ — Galatasaray, Yunus Akgün. A left-footed strike into the top of the net from the center of the box, per beIN.
• 6’ — Lille, Soriba Diaoune. A left-footed finish from the left side.
• 38’ — Lille, Diaoune again. A right-footed shot from the center of the box made it 2-1.
• 43’ — Galatasaray, Aleksey Batrakov. A close-range header from Roland Sallai’s cross. It was 2-2 at halftime.
• 51’ — Galatasaray go ahead. Reports differ on who gets the goal. Lille’s match center records it as an own goal by goalkeeper Berke Özer. beIN credited Lucas Torreira with a header from a corner. UEFA’s official credit may settle it.
• 60’ — Galatasaray, Victor Osimhen. He finished a fast break from Barış Alper Yılmaz’s pass.

Other key moments

• Galatasaray had a penalty shout for a challenge on Osimhen overturned by VAR around the 27th minute, beIN reported.
• Lille brought on Olivier Giroud just after the hour as part of a triple substitution, but couldn’t find a way back.
• Galatasaray’s late substitutes included Leroy Sané and İlkay Gündoğan, according to LOSC’s lineup.

Champions League standings

This was matchday three of eight in the league phase. On the BBC’s table Wednesday evening, Galatasaray had 3 points (1 win, 2 losses) in 25th place. Lille had 0 points after three losses and sat 35th of 36. The table was updated while later matches were still being played, so positions may shift tonight.

Before kickoff, beIN noted that Lille had lost 3-2 to Real Betis and 3-0 at Arsenal, while Galatasaray had lost 3-1 to Sporting CP and 4-1 to Barcelona. beIN also said Galatasaray hadn’t won on French soil since beating Nantes 1-0 in the 2001-02 Champions League, a run that ended Wednesday. It was the clubs’ first competitive meeting.

Coaches

Lille are coached by Davide Ancelotti; Galatasaray by Okan Buruk. The referee was Slovenia’s Rade Obrenović.

FAQ

What was the Lille vs. Galatasaray score? Galatasaray won 4-2 in Lille.

Who scored for Lille? Soriba Diaoune, twice.

Who scored for Galatasaray? Yunus Akgün, Aleksey Batrakov and Victor Osimhen, plus a 51st-minute goal that Lille list as an own goal and beIN credits to Lucas Torreira.

Where are they in the standings? Galatasaray have 3 points; Lille have 0 after three games.