Eight, and a slice of history
Fenerbahçe 8–0 Eyüpspor at home, and it is one of the biggest Süper Lig wins in the club's history (1)(3)(5)(6)(11)(13). Vedat Muriqi scored four (2)(4)(7). The reaction from inside the dressing room was simple: "We had to respond" (8). Coming off a 1–2 home defeat to Beşiktaş, a 1–1 draw with AS Roma and a 0–0 at Gaziantep FK, your team responded in the loudest way possible.
Position 6th, 10 points from six games, +10 goal difference. Form reads W L D D W.
Muriqi took his chance, Lukaku watched
Vedat Muriqi was the man of the night with four goals (2)(4)(7). Romelu Lukaku started on the bench and stayed there for 69 minutes while he watched his strike partner run the game (4)(7). That is the forward battle at Fenerbahçe right now, and Muriqi answered it.
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The players' own words
"We had to respond," the Fenerbahçe players said after the final whistle (8). Vedat Muriqi put it plainly: "Going into the international break like this will be medicine for us" (10).
Çetin: the target is May 2027
Football Director Oğuz Çetin thanked the coaching staff and every player. "They produced a huge performance. They delivered one of the most important scorelines in our history" (9). And he was clear on the bigger picture: "Our main goal is to declare our championship in May 2027" (12).
Beşiktaş lost, the table shifted
Beşiktaş went down 3–1 away at Amedspor (13). Your team had lost to them at home 1–2 on Sep 5, so that result lands in your favour.
Greenwood is a Fenerbahçe player
Mason Greenwood has signed for Fenerbahçe (14).
