Osimhen scores against his old club Lille as Lookman marks his birthday with an assist

Last weekend Victor Osimhen drew a blank in Turkey and we noted it. This week he answered. In the Champions League, Osimhen scored against the club where he made his name in Europe, and Ademola Lookman turned a match for Atletico Madrid on his 29th birthday. With the Tanzania games next month, Eric Chelle will have liked what he saw.

Lille 2-4 Galatasaray: Osimhen seals it

Galatasaray came from behind in France on Wednesday night. Yunus Akgun scored after two minutes, but Soriba Diaoune struck twice, in the 8th and 39th minutes, to put Lille ahead. Aleksei Batrakov equalised in the 44th minute from a Roland Sallai assist, and an own goal by Nabil Bentaleb on 52 minutes put Galatasaray in front.

Osimhen made it 4-2 in the 61st minute, according to Complete Sports. It was Galatasaray's first win of the 2026/27 Champions League league phase, and it came against Lille, where Osimhen played before his move to Napoli. He is less than three weeks back from the groin injury that kept him out of Nigeria's September and October games.

Stuttgart 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Lookman's 75 seconds

Lookman started on the bench at the MHP Arena on Tuesday, with Atletico trailing to Jamie Leweling's 36th-minute goal. Diego Simeone sent him on at half-time, and Pulse Sports reports that he needed just 75 seconds to set up Julian Alvarez for the equaliser.

Atletico also had Morten Hjulmand sent off and played the final half hour with ten men, but held on for a point. It was a sharp reminder of what Lookman offers from the bench, and of why he is one of the first names on most fans' Super Eagles teamsheets.

Femi Azeez: still waiting

Not everyone had a good week. Femi Azeez, who joined Brighton from Millwall on deadline day, is still waiting for his first Premier League appearance. Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler said he could not give a return date, according to Soccernet NG, which cited All Nigeria Soccer. No injury has been named.

What it means for November

The striker debate just got more interesting. Akor Adams scored a winner against Napoli at the weekend, and now Osimhen has a Champions League goal. Read last weekend's Nigerians abroad round-up, then tell us in the comments who you would start against Tanzania.