Drogba provides night to remember in Galatasaray debut (video)

Legendary Ivorian forward Didier Drogba made a sensational start to his Galatasaray career tonight, blowing open a cagey 0-0 game by scoring within four minutes of taking the field before setting up a second strike in the Lions’ 2-1 victory over Akhisar Belediyespor.

Drogba, the club’s second massive transfer of the January window following Dutchman Wesley Sneijder, took the field in the 63rd minute, opening his account in spectacular fashion just four minutes later. Latching on to the end of a pinpoint cross from Galatasaray’s Burak Yılmaz, Drogba out-jumped Akhisar’s defense to send a header into the far corner of the net.

Drogba’s inclusion injected vibrancy into Galatasaray’s attack, which had hitherto struggled to break down the Aegean side. Akhisar remains at the opposite end of the table from the Lions, the Spor Toto Super League leader with 43 points. Akhisar remained on 20 points, four points from safety.

The match was Galatasaray’s final tune-up before Feb. 20’s Champions League match against Germany’s Schalke 04 at Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul.