Galatasaray claimed their third victory in the Europa League after making a statement win over Tottenham.
Tottenham came into the clash looking confident after defeating Aston Villa 4-1 in the Premier League at the weekend.
Ahead of the clash, Ange Postecoglou claimed that he does not fear Victor Osimhen and Marco Icardi, insisting Tottenham plays in the English Premier League.
However, the Super Eagles star showed Postecoglou why he should be feared as he scored a brace to help Galatasaray defeat Tottenham 3-2 on the night
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As it happened
Galatasaray made one change to the side that defeated Besiktas, with Dries Mertens coming in for Roland Sallai. Victor Osimhen, who has scored four goals in his previous four games, begins up front with Mauro Icardi.
Tottenham made seven changes to the side that beat Aston Villa 4-1 in the Premier League last Sunday.
Just six minutes into the game, Galatasary stunned the visitors with the first goal of the game. The home side scored from a free kick after an initial delivery dropped into the path of Yunus Akgun. The winger took it on the half-volley and the ball flew into the top corner.
Tottenham hit back a few minutes later when Archie Gray dinked a lovely ball out to Brennan Johnson on the right-hand side and he laid the ball across the box for Will Lankshear, who just calmly tapped in the back of the net.
In the 32nd minute, Osimhen got his first Europa League goal. Tottenham gave the ball away and Dries Mertens is available to pounce on it and he threads it through for Victor Osimhen, who just pops it into the bottom corner.
The Super Eagles striker got his second goal of the game before the halftime break. Dries Mertens played an excellent ball in behind the Tottenham defence and Victor Osimhen timed his run perfectly between the two defenders and guided it into the corner.
Tottenham got a player sent off in the second half but were still able to reduce the two-goal lead. A lovely ball in from Pedro Porro to Dominic Solanke, who had a little touch with a flick into the net.
Galatasaray held on to their lead until the final whistle as the Turkish side claimed a 3-2 victory over Tottenham.