Three straight league wins, and the derby is coming
Fenerbahçe 3–0 Alanyaspor on Saturday. That is three Süper Lig wins in a row, and the timing could hardly be better with Galatasaray away on 26 October (1).
The mood is good. You are third on 16 points from 8 games with a goal difference of +16, and the squad goes into a big week off a win rather than a wobble (1).
Four league games, zero goals conceded
Ederson has not picked the ball out of his net in the league in four matches. Alanyaspor were the fourth straight Süper Lig opponent to leave with nothing (7).
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That run sits behind the form line. A defence that keeps giving you clean sheets means the derby does not have to be a shootout.
Asensio is going under the knife
The club confirmed Marco Asensio will have surgery. That is your main attacking option out of the picture for a stretch, and it lands right before Slavia Prague and Galatasaray (5).
The same club statement also touched on the relationship between İsmail Kartal and Asensio (5).
Müldür back on the grass
Mert Müldür started individual work on 18 October, his first step since surgery (6).
No date has been given for a return to team training or a matchday squad (6).
Villa were watching one of yours
Aston Villa are tracking a Fenerbahçe player, and that is the same Villa side that beat you 6–0 in the Champions League on 14 October (3).
Nothing about a bid, nothing about a name confirmed.
A striker you wanted last summer
Fenerbahçe made a tempting offer to Benfica for Pavlidis in the summer window. Benfica kept him (9).
Benfica are now looking at Estéban Lepaul, who scored a hat-trick of penalties in his latest outing but still ended up on the losing side (9).
Slavia Prague on Tuesday
Slavia Prague come to you on Tuesday, 20 October at 18:45 CEST. It is the first Champions League game since the 6–0 at Villa Park.
Then Galatasaray away on Monday, 26 October at 19:30 CET, and Göztepe at home on Saturday, 31 October at 17:00 CET.
