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Victor Osimhen and Galatasaray beat Juventus 7-5 on aggregate to reach the Champions League last-16 (CBS Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Victor Osimhen admits he wants Galatasaray to avoid Liverpool in Friday\u2019s Champions League draw.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray needed extra time to eliminate Juventus in their Champions League play-off tie on Wednesday night as the Serie A club scored three goals without reply to make it 5-5 on aggregate.<\/p>\n

Osimhen then found the net in extra time to put Galatasaray in front on aggregate before Baris Alper Yilmaz struck to seal the tie for the Turkish champions.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray will now play either Liverpool or Tottenham in the Champions League last-16, with the raw due to take place at 11am on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray have already beaten Liverpool in the Champions League league phase this season as Osimhen\u2019s first-half penalty sealed a 1-0 win against Arne Slot\u2019s side at home in September.<\/p>\n

Asked if he would prefer to face Liverpool or Tottenham in the Champions League last-16, Osimhen told CBS Sports: \u2018I mean to be honest with you, meeting Liverpool now is going to be like some sort of revenge.<\/p>\n

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Galatasaray will play either Liverpool or Tottenham in the Champions League last-16 (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2018Anyone we meet now\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t say much but I would like to escape Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\u2018But if they come, yeah, we\u2019re going to dig it out but it\u2019s not going to be easy.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal<\/strong> will play either Bayer Leverkusen or Atalanta<\/p>\n

Chelsea<\/strong> will play either Newcastle United or PSG<\/p>\n

Liverpool<\/strong> will play either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray<\/p>\n

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The Champions League draw takes place on Friday (UEFA via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Man City<\/strong> will play either Bodo\/Glimt or Real Madrid<\/p>\n

Tottenham<\/strong> will play either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray<\/p>\n

Newcastle United<\/strong> will play either Chelsea or Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018I mean this is Champions League, no team is easy, we can see how flying Bodo\/Glimt are really doing in this tournament.<\/p>\n

\u2018If you want to win you also have to play the big dogs and make a statement for yourself.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ve met Liverpool but we haven\u2019t played at Anfield. If we meet them it\u2019s going to be an amazing game. I think we\u2019re up to the task, it\u2019s not going to be easy, of course, but we have fight in us.\u2019<\/p>\n

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