Mohamed Salah Dominates in 4-0 Victory Against Galatasaray

Mohamed Salah tore Galatasaray apart on Saturday night, as Victor Osimhen’s hoped‑for comeback never materialised in a bruising 4-0 defeat to Trabzonspor.

Osimhen had trained away from the main group during the week, a small glimmer for Galatasaray fans desperate to see their star striker back on the pitch. The optimism didn’t last. His name stayed off the team sheet, and with it went much of Galatasaray’s threat.

Salah supplied the rest.

The Egyptian needed just four minutes to announce himself, exploding into space and racing almost the length of the pitch. An 80‑metre surge, one defender after another left in his wake, and the finish to match. Trabzonspor were in front, and Galatasaray were already chasing shadows.

The early blow rattled the visitors, and Salah sensed weakness. He drifted into pockets, dragged markers out of position, and when the next chance came, he chose to create rather than finish. Spotting Noah Saviolo free across the box, Salah slid a precise ball into his path. Saviolo didn’t hesitate, sweeping his shot back across goal to cap a flowing team move that sliced Galatasaray open.

The pressure kept coming. Just before half-time, with Galatasaray reeling, Salah struck again. His sixth league goal of the season pushed Trabzonspor into a comfort zone that felt like a chasm for Okan Buruk’s side. Any faint hope of a second‑half response looked more like damage limitation.

It never even got that far.

With 10 minutes left, Salah completed his hat-trick, the final act in a performance that underlined his status as the game’s dominant force. Galatasaray had no answer to his movement, his speed, or his timing in the final third.

Frustration finally boiled over on the touchline. Buruk was shown a red card after a furious reaction late on, his dismissal summing up a miserable night for Galatasaray: no Osimhen, no goals, and no way to stop Salah.