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This video can not be played Osimhen hat-trick hands Ajax fourth Champions League defeat Victor Osimhen scored a hat-trick as Galatasaray handed Ajax their fourth straight defeat in the Champions League this season. The Nigeria striker took his European tally to six goals this term as he opened the scoring in the 59th minute before firing home two from the penalty spot. With his hat-trick, Osimhen reached 25 goals in European competition and overtook former Inter Milan and Newcastle forward Obafemi Martins to become Nigeria's all-time top scorer in Europe. The 26-year-old is the top scorer in the league phase of the Champions League this term, one goal ahead of Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. Ajax had entered half-time on level terms thanks to goalkeeper Remko Pasveer, who made two brilliant saves to stop Osimhen. But Pasveer could do little to hold him back after the restart, with Osimhen racing in front of defender Josip Sutalo to head home Leroy Sane's cross. Ajax's evening went from bad to worse when the referee awarded the Turkish side two penalties - both for handball offences. Osimhen effortlessly slotted in the first, which had been given after a video assistant referee (VAR) review showed the ball ricocheting off the leg of Youri Baas and on to the Dutchman's arm. And he made no mistake with the second spot-kick, conceded by Anton Gaaei, as he blasted his strike into the top-right corner. The result leaves Ajax rooted to the bottom of the table, with the Dutch side having lost all four of their Champions League games by an aggregate score of 14-1. Galatasaray, meanwhile, moved up to ninth and closed in on a place in the top eight, where teams seal automatic progress to the knockout round. Latest Champions League table Champions League scores & fixtures Follow the latest Champions League news Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22: 00 on Wednesday on BBC i Player and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday, from 22: 40 to 00: 00. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 5th November 2025 at 22: 47 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: John Heitinga Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Okan Buruk Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: John Heitinga Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Okan Buruk Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions Ajax and Galatasaray’s only previous meeting came earlier this year, in a 2-1 win for the Dutch side in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League. This was the first of three European away defeats for the Turkish side in 2025, who have lost every game on the road in Europe this year. Galatasaray have never won in Europe away to a Dutch team, losing in six of their seven attempts to date (D1). Three of those seven games were played last season (D1 L2), with defeats to Ajax and AZ both coming since the turn of the year.    Ajax have lost each of their last six major European games, the joint-longest losing streak of their history along with six defeats between April 1988 and September 1989 (2 in Cup Winners’ Cup, 4 in UEFA Cup). Following wins over Liverpool and Bodø/Glimt on MD2 and MD3 respectively, Galatasaray are aiming to win three consecutive matches in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since December 2012 under Fatih Terim – Gala had won just one of their previous 18 matches in the competition (D5 L12).   Only Bayern Munich (86% winning) have spent a greater proportion of their total match time in one game state in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League than Ajax have losing (78%); they have conceded with either their first (MD2) or second (MD1 & MD3) shot on target faced in each of their three games this season. Galatasaray recorded 23 shots on MD3 in victory against Bodø/Glimt, their most in a UEFA Champions League game since having 32 vs Arsenal in December 2014; 11 of those hit the target, the outright most on record (since 2003-04) by Cimbom in the competition.    No team has scored fewer goals than Ajax in the UEFA Champions League this season (1 – level with three other teams coming into MD4), while their five shots on target are also the lowest by any side in the current tournament. John Heitinga has lost each of his three UEFA Champions League games in charge of Ajax and the only managers to lose at least each of their first four with a Dutch club in the competition are Giovanni van Bronckhorst with Feyenoord (first 5 in 2017) and Co Adriaanse with Willem II (first 4 in 1999) Wout Weghorst scored in Ajax’s 5-1 loss to Chelsea last time out, only his third goal in major European competition since 2020 – only in one of his previous five campaigns in Europe has he scored more than once, netting twice for Wolfsburg in the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League.     Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen has scored in each of his last seven appearances in major European competition, with Robert Lewandowsi the last to go on a longer run between November 2020 and 2021 (9 for Bayern Munich). Match ends, Ajax 0, Galatasaray 3. Second Half ends, Ajax 0, Galatasaray 3. Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray). Gerald Alders (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray). Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Attempt saved. Rayane Bounida (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray). Assisted by Davy Klaassen. Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Eren Elmali. Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim with a cross. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Substitution, Galatasaray. Berkan Kutlu replaces Lucas Torreira. Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray). Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Galatasaray. Kaan Ayhan replaces Mario Lemina. Substitution, Galatasaray. Eren Elmali replaces Ismail Jakobs. 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