Berke Özer made only one save against Galatasaray

Galatasaray beat the French side Lille 4-2 in the third week of the UEFA Champions League to collect their first points in the tournament.

National team goalkeeper Berke Özer, who played in goal for Lille, was one of the most talked-about names of the match. Özer played an official match against Galatasaray for the first time in 542 days. He had last faced the yellow-reds on 27 April 2025 in the Süper Lig, wearing an Eyüpspor shirt. In his 3 matches against Galatasaray with Fenerbahçe and Eyüpspor, he had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

In the 52nd minute, Özer failed to control Lucas Torreira's header. The ball went into the net and Galatasaray took the lead again. Victor Osimhen then scored as well, making it 4-2.

Galatasaray scored 4 goals from an expected goals figure of 1.60. Özer finished the match with a single save. He denied Mario Lemina's shot in the 76th minute, which carried an expected goals value of only 0.03.

At the pre-match press conference, Yunus Akgün had said of his National Team teammate Özer, "It would be good if he takes a bit of a break in tomorrow's match." Akgün had also said that he wished him success.