Striker Victor Osimhen, decisive in Galatasaray’s last Süper Lig win, is expected to face an under-strength LOSC on Wednesday at Pierre-Mauroy, in a duel where neither club has yet taken a single point in the Champions League.
AfricaFoot published on Monday 19 October the probable line-ups for the LOSC-Galatasaray clash, on matchday 3 of the Champions League league phase. On the Turkish side, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is expected to lead the line in a meeting where both teams are chasing their first points after two opening defeats.
Despite that difficult start, both sides are in excellent form in their domestic leagues: Lille and Galatasaray alike are stringing together good results, without having yet got off the mark in Europe. For the northern club, matters are complicated by a series of absences affecting several areas of the team.
A LOSC missing several players
According to AfricaFoot, midfielder Ethan Mbappé is suspended for this European fixture. Portuguese right-back Tiago Santos and Moroccan striker Hamza Igamane are both ruled out through injury. Those absences will deprive LOSC of three players, while Japanese international striker Keito Ueda remains highly doubtful.
To compensate, Lille’s attack will rely on veteran striker Olivier Giroud and winger Dilane Bakwa, according to the probable line-ups published by AfricaFoot.
Osimhen, the number one threat
On the Turkish side, Galatasaray will count on their Nigerian goalscorer Victor Osimhen to break the northerners’ resistance. The striker arrives in confident mood: he was decisive once again in the club’s last Süper Lig victory, AfricaFoot reports.
These line-ups remain informed predictions, not official team sheets. Galatasaray, chasing their first point in this league phase, will bank on their striker to unblock a still-blank points tally.
Rendezvous at Pierre-Mauroy
LOSC host Galatasaray at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday 21 October 2026, on matchday 3 of the league phase. Two teams without a point, solid domestic form on both sides: the duel promises to be open.
For Lille, the question mark now concerns Keito Ueda, highly doubtful according to AfricaFoot.