Victor Osimhen’s Galatasaray suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie.
The Nigerian striker was unavailable for the encounter due to a disciplinary issue, leaving Galatasaray without one of their leading attacking options.
AZ Alkmaar took control of the match with goals from Tony Parrott, Jordy Clasie, David Wolfe and Sven Mijnans, while Roland Sallai scored Galatasaray’s only goal.
The result leaves the Turkish champions with a difficult task in the return leg as they attempt to overturn a three-goal deficit.
Elsewhere, Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel featured for Fenerbahce in their 3-0 victory over Anderlecht before being substituted at half-time. Youssef En-Nesyri, Edin Dzeko and Dusan Tadic were on target for the Turkish side.
Other first-leg results saw Real Sociedad defeat Midtjylland 2-1, Ajax beat Union Saint-Gilloise 2-0, while Porto drew 1-1 with Roma. Twente defeated Bodo/Glimt 2-1, FCSB edged PAOK 2-1 and Ferencvaros beat Viktoria Plzen 1-0.
