Victor Osimhen and Galatasaray beat Juventus 7-5 on aggregate to reach the Champions League last-16 (CBS Sports)
Victor Osimhen admits he wants Galatasaray to avoid Liverpool in Friday’s Champions League draw.
Galatasaray needed extra time to eliminate Juventus in their Champions League play-off tie on Wednesday night as the Serie A club scored three goals without reply to make it 5-5 on aggregate.
Osimhen then found the net in extra time to put 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 in the Champions League last-16, with the raw due to take place at 11am on Friday morning.
Galatasaray have already beaten Liverpool in 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 prefer to face Liverpool or Tottenham in the Champions League last-16, Osimhen told CBS Sports: ‘I mean to be honest with you, meeting Liverpool now is going to be like some sort of revenge.
Galatasaray will play either Liverpool or Tottenham in the Champions League last-16 (Getty)
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‘Anyone we meet now… I wouldn’t say much but I would like to escape Liverpool.
‘But if they come, yeah, we’re going to dig it out but it’s not going to be easy.
Who can the Premier League teams play in 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
The Champions League draw takes place on Friday (UEFA via Getty)
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 this is Champions League, no team is easy, we can see how flying Bodo/Glimt are really doing in this tournament.
‘If you want to win you also have to play the big dogs and make a statement for yourself.
‘We’ve met Liverpool but we haven’t played at Anfield. If we meet them it’s going to be an amazing game. I think we’re up to the task, it’s not going to be easy, of course, but we have fight in us.’
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