Osimhen's extra-time heroics knock brave ten-man Juve out of UCL

After a 5-2 win in Istanbul, the entire European football public saw Galatasaray in the Champions League Round of 16. However, Juventus did their best to regain at least some dignity they lost last week in Turkey and showed why they are Italian and continental giants.

Still, it wasn't enough.

As if they were uninspired and complacent after a crushing victory in the first leg, Galatasaray players were nowhere near the level they had demonstrated at home, and were almost punished for that.

Juve broke the deadlock in the 37th minute from the spot through Manuel Locatelli, and the atmosphere at Allianz Stadium instantly went from depressive to optimistic.

Osimhen's soul has suffered so much: Lost mother as toddler, sold water to survive, father's death hit him hard...

The pressure on the visitors mounted, and even after the Old Lady's centre-back Lloyd Kelly was sent off in the 48th minute, the Turkish side failed to pull itself up.

The Bianconeri's attacks grew increasingly dangerous as the end of the match approached, and what had been thought impossible prior to the game happened: Juventus levelled the score on aggregate!

In the span of 12 minutes, between the 70th and 82nd, Federico Gatti and Weston McKennie found the net, cutting the deficit and salvaging extra-time for the ten-man home team.

Despite the numerical advantage, Galatasaray were on the ropes.

In the 96th minute, Edon Zhegrova had a colossal chance to completely knock out the visitors and pave the way for Juve's miracle, but alas... The former Lille forward wasted a massive opportunity, and ten minutes later, his team was punished.

In the nick of time before the break between the two halves of extra time, Victor Osimhen stepped up and scored a vital goal for Galatasaray, crushing Juve's dreams.

Luciano Spalletti's men desperately went for another goal, which would secure them at least the penalty shoot-out, but instead, they conceded once more in the 119th minute, as Baris Alper Yilmaz sealed their fate.

In the end, Juventus fans can be proud of their team's performance, but it will be a poor consolation after another early Champions League elimination. At the same time, Galatasaray's UCL dream continues, as they'll face a Premier League side, either Liverpool or Tottenham, in the Round of 16.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - PLAYOFFS

Return leg

Tuesday

Atletico Madrid - Club Brugge 4-1 (1-1)

/Sorloth 23, 76, 87, Cardoso 48 - Ordonez 36/

Atletico Madrid win 7-4 on agg

Inter - Bodo 1-2 (0-0)

/Hauge 58, Evjen 72 - Bastoni 76/

Bodo/Glimt win 5-2 on agg

Leverkusen - Olympiakos 0-0

Leverkusen win 2-0 on agg

Newcastle - Qarabag 3-2 (2-0)

/Tonali 4, Joelington 6, Botman 52 - Duran 50, Jafarguliyev 57/

Newcastle win 9-3 on agg

Wednesday

Atalanta - Dortmund 4-1 (2-0)

/Scamacca 5, Zappacosta 45, Pasalic 57, Samardzic 90+8 pen - Adeyemi 75/

Atalanta win 5-4 on agg

Juventus - Galatasaray 3-2 a.e.t (1-0)

/Locatelli 37 pen, Gatti 70, McKennie 82 - Osimhen 105+1, Yilmaz 119/

Galatasaray win 7-5 on aggregate

PSG - Monaco 2-2 (0-1)

/Marquinhos 60, Khvicha 66 - Akliouche 45, Teze 90+1/

PSG win 5-4 on agg

Real Madrid - Benfica 2-1 (1-1)

/Tchouameni 16, Vinicius Jr 80 - Silva 14/

Real Madrid win 3-1 on agg