Galatasaray pulled out all the stops to defeat Tottenham (3-2). Dries Mertens was one of the great architects of the Gala victory.
Even when your name is Tottenham, moving through the hell of Galatasaray is never simple. The Turks opened the scoring after six minutes, however Spurs responded in the 20th. Before the duo Dries Mertens – Victor Osimhen enters the track in the third quarter of an hour.
At 37, Drieske had another great match, which he started with an assist for his attacking partner, faster than the London defense. The second offering followed eight minutes later from a devilish cross. Already his sixth assist of the season, he also has four goals.
The Gala in control
3-1 for Galatsaray at rest, a deserved lead for the Istanbulites, who largely dominated the match (28 shots to 5 over the entire match). Tottenham reduced the gap in the second half, without putting the locals in doubt.
Dries Mertens thus had the opportunity to be applauded copiously by his supporters as the last quarter of an hour approached. Michy Batshuayi returned for the last minutes.
Tottenham lost their first points of the season in the Europa League and saw their evening opponent pass them by: Galatasray scored a nice 10 out of 12.
