Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen thought he had secured a penalty for the Turkish champions during the opening period after Lille goalkeeper, Berke Özer made physical contact with him while attempting to clear the ball.

Referee, Rade Obrenović initially signaled for a penalty, but the Video Assistant Referee intervened, leading the official to examine and overturn his original decision.

"I will say this because you asked. In the Sporting match, there was a very bad referee and VAR referee," Buruk stated via Sondakika.

"Today, there was a good referee and VAR referee. The cancellation of our penalty today was the correct decision."

The Galatasaray manager further criticized the failure to award a penalty and issue a red card in the Sporting match, which he believed was instrumental to their defeat.

"However, in the Sporting match, there was a penalty that wasn't given and a red card that wasn't given.

"We lost to Sporting due to a significant refereeing mistake in a match where we demonstrated excellent performance. Today, following the 2-1 score, we responded promptly," he continued.

Meanwhile, Osimhen will be satisfied to have concluded his recent scoring drought after not finding the net against Barcelona and Gençlerbirliği.