Common Misconceptions Debunked

The interim round of the Champions League started this week, including the Galatasaray – Juventus match. The Turkish national champion managed to impress at home and won no less than 5-2 against the team from Turin.

On behalf of Galatasaray, former PSV player Noa Lang scored two goals after the break. The attacker came to Istanbul on loan last winter, which took him over from Italian champions Napoli with an option to buy.

Afterwards, Wesley Sneijder, who may soon take up a position within Ajax because he has already had discussions with Jordi Cruijff, is full of praise for Noa Lang’s goals.

The former midfielder is less complimentary about Lang’s entire performance. ”Noa scores two goals, but he has simply been invisible the entire match. But that no longer counts after such a match,” Sneijder said afterwards at Ziggo Sport.

In addition, the record international of the Dutch team expects that the Italian champions will ask themselves whether they did the right thing in loaning Lang.

“Tomorrow in Naples all the newspapers will be full of: ‘they got it wrong’, ‘Noa Lang scored twice’, ‘we are out of our minds here’. It’s that close together. But I do wish him that,” Sneijder concludes.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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