Lille 2–4 Galatasaray, and a first in Turkish football
Twenty years of Galatasaray away nights in Europe and no win. That ended in France on Wednesday. Your team beat Lille 2–4 in the Champions League (1).
Galatasaray are the first Turkish club to beat Lille (1). You are top of the Süper Lig on 19 points from 8 games, with a Champions League away win in your pocket.
Barış Alper Yılmaz's pain got worse
Barış Alper Yılmaz played at Lille despite his pain. It got worse after the match (12). The Fenerbahçe derby is on Monday at 19:30 CET.
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That is the one you cannot afford to lose. Watch the team news over the weekend.
Batrakov scores again, and the Mertens talk starts
Aleksey Batrakov scored against Lille, after scoring against Barcelona (3) (9). Consecutive Champions League games, consecutive goals, at 21.
Turkish media are already calling him Galatasaray's new Mertens (3) (9). He is settling faster than anyone expected.
What Lille's own fans said
Lille's supporters rate their players after every game. After the 2–4 defeat, Soriba Diaoune topped their marks while Berke Özer, Benjamin André and Alexsandro dropped (10).
The run ahead
Fenerbahçe at home on Monday. Konyaspor away on Friday 30 October. Stuttgart at home in the Champions League on Tuesday 3 November.
