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Victor Osimhen trained with the rest of the Galatasaray squad on Friday ahead of the Istanbul derby with Fenerbahce.
Osimhen has not made an appearance for the Yellow and Reds since sustaining a hamstring injury on international duty with Nigeria two weeks ago.
The 26-year-old missed Galatasaray’s away win at Istanbul Başakşehir last weekend, and the home loss to Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday.
The striker was pictured in training with his teammates on Friday, an indication that he is ready for action against Fenerbahce.
Galatasaray will intensify preparations for the crucial fixture at their training centre on Saturday.
The top-of-the-table clash will hold at the RAMS Park on Monday.
Galatasaray top the Super Lig table with 32 points after 13 rounds of matches, while Fenerbahce are one point behind.
Chelsea pulled off one of the results in the Champions League on Tuesday night, after they thrashed Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues were lucky not to be behind early, after Ferran Torres fumbled the chance to open the scoring.
Enzo Maresca’s men also saw Enzo Fernandez’s goal ruled out, before a Jules Kounde own goal gave them the lead.
Barcelona were reduced to 10 men before half time, as the referee showed Ronald Araujo a second yellow card.
Chelsea took advantage of their extra man to score twice after the break through Willian Estevao and Liam Delap.
Across the UK, Manchester City lost 2-0 to Bayer Leverkusen, while Newcastle threw away a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 at Marseille.
