Lille 2-4 Galatasaray Player Ratings: Goalfest at Stade Pierre-Mauroy Sees Lions Victorious Despite Teenage Sensation Soriba Diaoune's Heroics For Lille

A pulsating encounter panned out on matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 as Lille hosted Galatasaray in what was a visual treat for the neutrals. Goals galore in the first half, where neither of the two sides was letting it go so easily.

Yunus Akgün scored the first goal of the game in the second minute, when Barış Alper Yılmaz's cross wasn't cleared diligently inside the box, which fell to Akgün to smash home from close range. Lille replied just six minutes later through one of their teenage sensations, Soriba Diaoune.

The 2007-born winger received a brilliant through ball from Alexsandro Ribeiro, and ran into the space in front of him, rounding off an onrushing Uğurcan Çakir to equalize for the hosts. Diaoune bagged his brace in the 39th minute, putting LOSC Lille in the lead for the first time in this game.

However, Galatasaray got their leveller just before halftime, as Aleksey Batrakov headed in from a Roland Sallai cross, making things interesting for the second half.

The Cimbom Lions put their noses in front in the 52nd minute again through Lucas Torreira, whose clever header couldn't be kept out despite Berke Özer getting both hands on it. Victor Osimhen scored the fourth, putting a nice finish at the end of a quick counterattack.

While Galatasaray found their first three points of their UCL campaign, Lille were still left searching for more.

Here are the Lille vs Galatasaray Player Ratings.

Key Takeaways

• Barış Alper Yılmaz won the most aerial duels (4).
• Ismail Jakobs recorded the most successful tackles (4).
• Abdülkerim Bardakci had the most clearances in this game (7).

Lille Player Ratings vs Galatasaray

See the Lille Player Ratings from the Lille vs Galatasaray Player Ratings.

Galatasaray Player Ratings vs Lille

Learn the Galatasaray Player Ratings from the Lille vs Galatasaray Player Ratings.

Man of the Match

Soriba Diaoune was the best player in the UCL game.

Worst Performer

Berke Özer was the worst performer from Lille vs Galatasaray.