Osimhen decided the derby
Galatasaray 2–1 Fenerbahçe. Victor Osimhen scored twice in the first half and your team left the derby with nothing (2)(13)(16).
Osimhen struck on 29 minutes and again on 44. İrfan Can Kahveci pulled one back in the 62nd minute with an overhead kick (2).
Osimhen has now contributed to the scoreline in five of his six matches against Fenerbahçe (10). After the whistle there was a brawl on the pitch (4)(11).
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Galatasaray stay top of the Süper Lig. The gap to you is six points (6).
Fifth place, and the pundits are not being kind
You sit fifth on 16 points from nine games, with a goal difference of +15 (6).
The form line reads W L W D L.
Turkish pundits went in hard after the derby. One verdict: "Hayatımda hiç pres yapmayan bir büyük takım görmüştim!" Another called the first half a disaster (6).
Okan Buruk's view from the other bench: Galatasaray played one of their best games of the season, and "Çok fazla gol kaçırdık" (1).
Göztepe at home on Saturday
The next fixture is Göztepe at home on Saturday, October 31 at 17:00 CET. That is where the response has to start.
Liverpool come after that, at home in the Champions League on Wednesday, November 4. A trip to Çorum FK follows on Sunday, November 8.
Fan reactions
Galatasaray fans are busy watching Aleksay Batrakov clips against Fenerbahçe and talking about what he could bring, which tells you how comfortable they feel after the win. On your side the mood is sour, with the derby defeat and the six-point gap the main topic. The thread
