“It wasn't easy for me. But I don't see it as a negative experience,” Victor Osimhen said to bundesliga.com about his spell at Wolfsburg. He added that Wolfsburg was “a very educational time” and that the setbacks helped make him who he is today. That is the line that gives Galatasaray against VfB Stuttgart a bit more bite than the usual Champions League preview.
Osimhen's Wolfsburg chapter
Osimhen's first steps in professional football came at Wolfsburg in 2017, but he failed to score in 16 matches for the club in all competitions. Since then, the contrast has been stark. He has 68 goals in 83 appearances in Türkiye since 2024, a return that shows how far he has come from that early German spell.
His recent European output is more modest, though. Osimhen has scored 1 goal in his last 5 Champions League appearances for Galatasaray, including the goal in the 4-2 win at Lille. Galatasaray needed that result badly after a two-game losing start to the league phase, and they now come into this one with a different mood.
Stuttgart's familiar faces
The match on Galatasaray vs VfB Stuttgart is set for Tuesday at 6.45pm CET, with Stuttgart unbeaten after 3 Champions League matches. They sit 6th in the League Phase with 7 points from 3 matches, so the trip carries real weight for their place near the top end of the table.
Galatasaray's squad adds its own German angle. İlkay Gündoğan is one of several players with Bundesliga history in the group, and that background gives the fixture a reunion feel before the football itself takes over.
Stuttgart's start has been better, but Osimhen is the sharper story here. The home side have already shown they can recover from a poor opening in Europe, and Osimhen has enough recent form in Türkiye to give them a central reference point again on Tuesday.
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