Osimhen hits hat-trick, breaks multiple Champions League records
Victor Osimhen delivered a stunning performance for Galatasaray on Wednesday night, scoring a hat-trick against Ajax in the UEFA Champions League to set multiple new records. The match, played at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, ended 3-0 in favour of Galatasaray. Osimhen opened the scoring with a powerful header in the 59th minute before converting two penalties to complete his treble. With his hat-trick, Osimhen became only the second Nigerian player to score three goals in a Champions League match, matching Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s 2002 feat for Maccabi Haifa. He is also the first Galatasaray player since Burak Yilmaz in 2012 to achieve a hat-trick in the competition. Osimhen has now overtaken Obafemi Martins as Nigeria’s all-time top scorer in European competitions, with 25 goals. He is also the first Galatasaray player to score a brace in two consecutive European […]
