ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's perfect Europa League start ended as they lost 3-2 at Galatasaray on Thursday with Victor Osimhen scoring twice for the hosts and Will Lankshear netting his first goal for Spurs but also getting sent off.

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first defeat in this season's Europa League at Galatasaray on Thursday and manager Ange Postecoglou put the blame on a disappointing opening-half performance. Spurs went to Istanbul on the back of three wins from three in the competition,

Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray inflicted a first Europa League defeat of the season on Tottenham to move top of the table with a 3-2 victory in Istanbul on Thursday.

Galatasaray delivered a memorable performance, edging out a 3-2 victory against Tottenham Hotspur in Istanbul, marking Spurs’ first Europa League loss this season. The Turkish league leaders took advantage of Tottenham’s shaky defence, seizing control in front of an electrified home crowd at RAMS Park.

This was a game that had all the chaos of a clown show, and unfortunately for Tottenham Hotspur, they delivered most of the slapstick. It was, depending on your sense of humour, and how stressful you find a mistake ridden performance like this,