Victor Osimhen admits he wants Galatasaray to avoid Liverpool in Friday’s Champions League draw.
Galatasaray needed beyond regular time to eliminate Juventus of their Champions League play-off tie on Wednesday night because the Serie A club scored three goals without reply to make it 5-5 on aggregate.
Osimhen then found the web in beyond regular time to place Galatasaray in front on aggregate before Baris Alper Yilmaz struck to seal the tie for the Turkish champions.
Galatasaray will now play either Liverpool or Tottenham within the Champions League last-16, with the raw resulting from happen at 11am on Friday morning.
Galatasaray have already beaten Liverpool within the Champions League league phase this season as Osimhen’s first-half penalty sealed a 1-0 win against Arne Slot’s side at home in September.
Asked if he would like to face Liverpool or Tottenham within the Champions League last-16, Osimhen told CBS Sports: ‘I mean to be honest with you, meeting Liverpool now could be going to be like some kind of revenge.
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‘Anyone we meet now… I wouldn’t say much but I would love to flee Liverpool.
‘But in the event that they come, yeah, we’re going to dig it out but it surely’s not going to be easy.
Who can the Premier League teams play within the Champions League last-16?
Arsenal will play either Bayer Leverkusen or Atalanta
Chelsea will play either Newcastle United or PSG
Liverpool will play either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray
Man City will play either Bodo/Glimt or Real Madrid
Tottenham will play either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray
Newcastle United will play either Chelsea or Barcelona
‘I mean that is Champions League, no team is straightforward, we will see how flying Bodo/Glimt are really doing on this tournament.
‘If you must win you furthermore mght should play the massive dogs and make a press release for yourself.
‘We’ve met Liverpool but we haven’t played at Anfield. If we meet them it’s going to be an incredible game. I feel we’re as much as the duty, it’s not going to be easy, in fact, but now we have fight in us.’
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