"AMSTERDAM -- With a hat trick, Victor Osimhen has moved atop the Champions League scoring table. The Nigeria striker netted all three goals in Galatasaray's 3-0 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Osimhen now has six goals this season in Europe's elite club competition. That's one more than Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. The Istanbul club signed Osimhen to a permanent deal from Napoli in the summer for a record transfer fee in the Turkish League worth reportedly €75 million ($86 million)."
"He headed in the opener in the 59th minute off a cross from Leroy Sané. In the 66th and 78th, his perfectly executed spot kicks gave no chance to Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer. "We have a goal. We know what we want, and we know the magnitude of performance you need in the Champions League," Osimhen told Galatasaray TV. "We want to match up with the elite. It won't be easy, but we'll go step by step. We have the individual quality to do damage to every team.""
Victor Osimhen scored a hat trick as Galatasaray defeated Ajax 3-0 in Amsterdam, giving him six Champions League goals this season. He completed the hat trick in less than 20 minutes, heading the opener in the 59th minute from a Leroy Sané cross and converting penalties in the 66th and 78th minutes. Osimhen now leads the competition by one goal over Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. Galatasaray signed him from Napoli for a reported €75 million and he previously scored versus Liverpool and Bodø/Glimt this campaign. Galatasaray has won three straight matches and sits ninth with nine points halfway through the group stage. Prior interest came from PSG, Chelsea and Al Ahli before a loan move in September 2024; he then helped Galatasaray win the league and the Cup, scoring 26 league goals and five in the Cup that season.
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