{"id":844190,"date":"2025-04-28T13:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/one-of-the-best-in-the-world-real-madrid-star-hypes-up-victor-osimhen\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:12:09","slug":"one-of-the-best-in-the-world-real-madrid-star-hypes-up-victor-osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/one-of-the-best-in-the-world-real-madrid-star-hypes-up-victor-osimhen\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOne of the best in the world\u201d-Real Madrid star hypes up Victor Osimhen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Former Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata has praised Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen following his goal for Galatasaray in their 5-1 bashing of Eyupspor on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Osimhen led the line for Galatasaray when they traveled\u00a0to the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadyumu to play Eyupsor in their 31st Super Lig game of the season. Osimhen has been superb for The Lions since joining last summer, and he was expected to continue shinning.<\/p>\n<h3>YOU MAY ALSO LIKE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/super-eagles-osimhen-2.html\">Double standards? \u2013 \u2018Attitude concerns\u2019 tag on Super Eagles\u2019 Osimhen unfair<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/nigerias-osimhen-dessers-rangers.html\">Nigeria\u2019s top marksmen: Osimhen leads, Dessers chases as Rangers\u2019 title hopes fade<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/victor-osimhen-galatasaray-record.html\">Victor Osimhen nears 119-year Galatasaray record<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158608\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/imago1061131977-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Mario Lemina 99 , Victor Osimhen R of Galatasaray\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158608\">Mario Lemina 99 , Victor Osimhen R of Galatasaray. Photo by Imago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite their prowess, it was expected to be a tough game for Galatasaray, as Eyupsor were just four places below them on the league table. However, Osimhen and his teammates made light work of Eyupsor on their home turf.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen assisted Roland Sallai\u2019s opener in the 29th minute. Then, in the second half, Galatasaray took Eyupsor apart. Lucas Torreira and Osimhen scored within 26 minutes of the restart. Then, the home side pulled one back, courtesy of Luccas Claro. However, Morata, who was a 67th-minute substitute did the remaining damage, as he scored twice in three minute to seal the win for the reigning Turkish champions.<\/p>\n<h2>Soccer What Alvaro Morata said about Victor Osimhen<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158606\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/imago1059883834-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray celebrates after scoring the third goal of his team with Alvaro Morata.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158606\">Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray celebrates after scoring the third goal of his team with Alvaro Morata. Photo by Imago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the game, Morata was asked about his thoughts about Osimhen, and he admitted that he was quite impressed with the 26-year-old Super Eagles star.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOsimhen is a great person and one of the best centre forwards in the world,\u201d Morata said, per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SportsDigitale\/status\/1916557813909971119?t=vxQoHc69MC10AnJgoOmNBw&#038;s=19\" target=\"_blank\">Sports Digitale.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope we will all celebrate the championship together. This is an incredible country, my family is very happy here, I want it to continue like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following their win against Eyupspor, Galatasaray now have 80 points, five points ahead of second-place Fenerbahce. With five games left to play, they just need to win four to be crowned champions once more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Kelvin Omachonu\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240522-WA0001-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a writer with many years of experience covering sports events in Nigeria and abroad. He is fueled by his love for the job, and is dedicated to delivering captivating stories.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/morata-praises-victor-osimhen.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Former Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata has praised Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen following his goal for Galatasaray in their 5-1 bashing of Eyupspor on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen led the line for Galatasaray when they traveled\u00a0to the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadyumu to play Eyupsor in their 31st Super Lig game of the season. 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