With Liverpool in Focus, Galatasaray Drop Osimhen from Cup Tie Tonight

*Onuachu to be in action for Trabzonspor, Ndidi listed for Besiktas tomorrow

Duro Ikhazuagbe

Ahead their UEFA Champions League Last 16 clash with Liverpool a week from today, Galatasaray will not risk playing Victor Osimhen in tonight’s Turkish Cup tie at Alanyaspor.

Osimhen is one of the several key players left out of the squad for them to observe ‘active rest’, according to an official statement by the Turkish champions yesterday.

Interestingly, Osimhen scored a goal and made an assist for Galatasaray to beat Alanyaspor 3-1 at the weekend in the Super Lig fixture in Istanbul.

The Turkish champions are leading the Round 4 of the Cup championship on nine points in Group A. Alanyaspor are second on seven points.

Galatasaray have a congested schedule that will see them play six matches in 19 days including a two-legged UEFA Champions League against Liverpool.

Paul Onuachu who leads the Turkish Super Lig as top scorer this season will be leading Trabzonspor in tonight’s Cup clash away at Basaksehir. Trabzonspor are third in the Group A standing on same six points as their hosts this evening.

Super Eagles Captain, Wilfred Ndidi, who just returned to Turkey after mourning his late father back in Delta State will not be in action until Wednesday when his club Besiktas will take on Rizespor in the same Round 4 of the Cup competition.

Besiktas are leading Group C on seven points from same seven three matches played so far with Gaziantep and Fenerbahçe tied on same six points as second and third on the log.