Galatasaray stars Victor Osimhen and Leroy Sané are ready for the UCL clash against Liverpool. During his time at Manchester City, Sané scored about four Premier League goals and two friendly goals against Liverpool, becoming one of their worst nightmares. However, the Sané at Galatasaray has not been the same. Despite his efforts to make good runs, he has been underwhelming in terms of assists and goals and has lost possession many times. In fact, once Sané gets the ball, he is likely to lose it. It is unclear whether this is the “new” Sané, who seems mentally checked out of football, or the old Sané. Nevertheless, we know he has a knack for scoring goals against Liverpool.
As for Victor Osimhen, he is not a new signing but has been upgraded from a temporary signing to a permanent one after Galatasaray paid his release clause, making him the most expensive Turkish signing ever and the highest earner in the Turkish league. While Osimhen is just returning from an ankle injury and played only 10 minutes in their last game, we know he can be very explosive, especially after returning from being sidelined.
Honestly, if Galatasaray simply defends properly, they can beat Liverpool. The main problem is that attackers like Yunus and Sané often lose possession and refuse to join the defense after losing the ball, especially Yunus. Moreover, Yunus sometimes takes too long to release the ball, killing promising attacks. Still, barring any unexpected events, Galatasaray has a big chance of upsetting Liverpool, as the Reds also have defensive problems that Osimhen—if fully fit—can hopefully capitalize on. Liverpool has won almost all their matches this season by a narrow goal difference due to defensive lapses, apart from Van Dijk. It is hopefully going to be an incredible match with Osimhen scoring a brace or hattrick or maybe Sane turning into Ronaldinho.
