A huge talking point heading into Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League clash between Galatasaray of Turkey and FC Barcelona of Spain is about the possibility of Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen making his team’s visitors ‘see hell’ during the encounter in Istanbul.
Sports247 reports that the frenetic talking point gathered flesh late Monnday, when Barcelona’s coach, Hansi Flick admitted that Osimhen’s presence makes Galatasaray’s attack fearsome, while the club’s fans ensure that their home arena is always intimidating.
While acknowleging the import of Osimhen’s current fiery form and the expected partisan support Gala will get at Rams Park, which many analysts call ‘Hell In Istanbul,’ Flick said he would be happy with a single goal victory for his team in one of the world’s toughest atmospheres.
The Catalan giants have won all nine games they have played this season in all competitions, with a haul of 39 goals, but Flick conceded they will have to step out carefully in one of the round leather game’s most intimidating environments.
With the ability of Osimhen in mind, Flick retorted, “I think this is one of the best atmospheres ever in the world. It’s amazing when I hear some situations or the sounds of the stadium, what the fans are doing; it’s unbelievable.
“They support their team. You also can see the results against big teams, they are playing like a big team against them, they’ve improved a lot. The only thing we want is to win. This is our goal and this is what we want.
“I’m also happy if we win just 1-0, because to see this team, how they play, how they play out. They like to play football. In attack they have fantastic players, so it’s not easy to play against Galatasaray, especially at home.”
