Chelsea forward & Tottenham’s Harry Kane lose out on Champions League goal of the week to Turkish international
Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun was awarded UEFA Champions League goal of the week for his long range effort in the 3-1 win over Porto.
GOOOOOOOL GOL GOL GOLAZOOOOOO CENK TOSUN GOOOOOL TOSUN PAŞA GOOOOOOL BEŞİKTAŞ LEAD 2-1 AGAINST PORTO pic.twitter.com/eG6zTh6zce
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) September 13, 2017
The Black Eagles ended up becoming the first Turkish side to ever beat Porto in European competition.
⚽️ GOAL OF THE WEEK! ⚽️
? Cenk Tosun ???
WATCH ? //t.co/CL0b9kkjIV pic.twitter.com/Q3cZX6Ox6v
— #UCL (@ChampionsLeague) September 18, 2017
The Istanbul giants also ended up winning their first ever Match Day 1 Champions League group stage game in the process.
Tosun beat off competition from Chelsea forward Pedro, Lionel Messi, Andriy Yarmolenko and Tottenham star Harry Kane.
Goal of the Week
- Cenk Tosun
- Pedro
- Messi
- Yarmolenko
- Harry Kane
Tosun now has four goals in seven appearances in all competitions for the Super Lig champions this season.
The 26-year-old striker has scored all five of the Black Eagles goals against Konyaspor.
Besiktas will join Galatasaray on equal points at the top of the table if they manage to hold onto the victory.