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Galatasaray 4, Lille 2

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Final · EUR: Champions League

Galatasaray rallies past Lille 4‑2 despite Diaoune’s two goals

LILLE, France (Interstat) — Galatasaray beat Lille 4-2 on Wednesday, overcoming Soriba Diaoune’s two-goal performance for the home side. Yunus Akgun opened the scoring in the second minute before Diaoune equalized in the seventh and struck again in the 39th. Alexey Batrakov leveled in the 44th, and Victor Osimhen put Galatasaray ahead in the 61st. Diaoune played 75 minutes, while Akgun logged 76, Batrakov 85 and Osimhen 84. Roland Sallai, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson and Alexsandro each played 90 minutes and recorded an assist, and Baris Yilmaz also set up a goal. Bentaleb was booked in the 21st, Andre in the 59th, Jakobs in the 85th and Perrin in the 89th. Both sides made second-half substitutions, with Gabriel Sara entering for Galatasaray, while Lille made changes for Andre, Goffi, Mukau, Bentaleb and Diaoune. Galatasaray improved to 1-1 in the competition and 7-2-2 overall. Lille dropped to 0-2 in the competition and 5-3-2 overall.