Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, found the back of the net for Galatasaray in the UEL match against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night, however, wasn’t enough to help the Turkish side scale through following a huge 4-1 loss to the Dutch Eredivisie side in the first leg.
At RAMS Park , Galatasaray and AZ Alkmaar finished 2-2 in the Uefa Europa League 2024/25 Knockout Play-off second leg on Thursday 20 February, 2025 with AZ Alkmaar going ahead with two goals from S. Maikuma and D. Kasius in the 42nd and 55th minutes.
The hosts netted their first through Osimhen in the 56th minute after converting L. Torreira’s assists, and R. Sallai levelled for the Yellow-Reds in the 70th minute, to end the tie with a 3-6 aggregate.
Results:
Uefa Europa League 2024/25 (Knockout Play-off) – Thursday 20 February, 2025 |
| AS Roma 3-2 FC Porto |
| Bodoe/Glimt 5-2 FC Twente |
| FCSB 2-0 PAOK FC |
| Galatasaray 2-2 AZ Alkmaar |
| Ajax 1-2 Union St. Gilloise |
| Anderlecht 2-2 Fenerbahçe |
| Real Sociedad 5-2 FC Midtylland |
| Viktoria Plzen 3-0 Ferencvaros |
Photo: Nigerian sharpshooter, Victor Osimhen, celebrates goal for Galatasaray. @Galatasaray
