Galatasaray defeat Lille 4-2 in UEFA Champions League clash

French club Lille suffered a 4-2 defeat at home to Turkish side Galatasaray today in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Galatasaray took an early lead with a goal from Yunus Akgün in the second minute, but Lille responded with two goals from Soryba Diaoune in the 7th and 39th minutes. The Turkish team equalized through Aleksei Patrakov in the 44th minute, ending the first half at 2-2.

In the second half, Galatasaray went ahead after Lille’s Algerian player Nabil Bentaleb scored an own goal in the 52nd minute. Galatasaray added a fourth goal in the 61st minute.

With this victory, Galatasaray earned their first three points of the group stage, moving to three points in second place after earlier losses to Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon and Spain’s Barcelona. Lille remain without points in third place, following defeats to Spain’s Real Betis, England’s Arsenal, and Galatasaray.

In the fourth round scheduled for November 3 and 4, Lille will visit Norway’s Bodø/Glimt, while Galatasaray will host Germany’s Stuttgart.