Victor Osimhen scored his first Champions League goal in Wednesday’s clash between Lille and Chelsea.
After failing to find the target on his debut – in the 3-0 defeat to Ajax, the 20-year-old was handed a starting role against Frank Lampard’s men at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Fortunately, he justified Christophe Galtier’s decision by putting the Great Danes on level terms after Tammy Abraham had put the English side ahead.
GET IN !!!!! It's THAT man @victorosimhen9 who delivers our equaliser, heading home from a corner. 🙌 #LOSCCHE 1-1 #UCL pic.twitter.com/0PrOsauQc9
— LOSC Lille EN (@LOSC_EN) October 2, 2019
Osimhen rose high above Fikayo Tomori and Kurt Zouma to head Jonathan Bamba’s corner kick past Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Both teams came into this tie having lost their first games. Lille bowed to the Netherlands based outfit, while Lampard’s side crumbled 1-0 at home to Valencia.
A win for either side in this encounter will boost their chances of reaching the next phase of Europe’s elite club competition.