Leao, Osimhen and how far Galatasaray can go in Türkiye and the Champions League | OneFootball

According to Goal.com, Galatasaray have won four Super Lig titles in a row and, after paying big money for Rafa Leao from AC Milan, are doubling down. They remain title favourites in Türkiye and fancy themselves as dark horses in next season’s Champions League.

Okan Buruk’s side look stronger on paper than the team that dominated then fell to Liverpool in the last 16 after the post-League Phase play-offs. Friends off the pitch, Leao and Osimhen reunite to spearhead the attack.

The holders began with a 2-2 draw against newly promoted Corum, then hit back with a 4-0 win at Erzurumspor. Osimhen is scoring, and Leao can supply him. He chose Türkiye over Aston Villa and the Premier League, seeking a winnable league and a European run that could surprise.

The draw in Nyon was unforgiving, pitting Gala with Barcelona, PSG, Aston Villa, Sporting, Feyenoord, Lille, Stuttgart and AEK Athens, a path that will require the best Leao.

Gala were measured this window while Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Trabzonspor made noise, yet earlier big moves keep the squad competitive.

Keeper Cakir anchors a defence around a revived Singo and Sanchez, who impressed at the World Cup with Ivory Coast and Colombia. Torreira has asked to leave, Gundogan and Lemina are no longer indispensable, and Sallai, Gabriel Sara, Akgun and Yilmaz are now starters. This also needs to be Sané’s revival season, and if the Bayern version returns, a trident with Leao and Osimhen could be explosive.

Source: Goal.com

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