Your team just won 4–2 away in the Champions League
Lille 2–4 Galatasaray on Wednesday at the Decathlon Arena, Stade Pierre-Mauroy. First points of this Champions League league phase, and a big away performance (1) (6).
Yunus Akgün scored, Victor Osimhen scored (5) (8). Okan Buruk afterwards said he had wished for the win while cutting his birthday cake. "Mes joueurs me l'ont offerte," he said. His players gave it to him (1).
Buruk wants the derby, not the memory
Buruk did not let the win sit for long. "Maintenant, nous devons oublier ce match pour gagner le derby," he said, adding that the derby against Fenerbahce is in five days (1).
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His read on the match: "Nous avons toujours essayé de jouer vers l'avant. Nous avons été menés au score et nous avons pris l'avantage" (1) (11).
Osimhen: nobody teaches me to score
Osimhen called the Lille result very important and said he wants to win the Fenerbahce derby (8). His own verdict on his finishing: "Nasıl gol atacağımı bana kimse öğretemez." Nobody can teach him how to score goals (5).
Uğurcan Çakır on the three-points maths
Uğurcan Çakır said the points in the first three games matter for the top-24 target (9). Akgün was simply happy to score (9).
Ancelotti: small mistakes cost you
Lille coach Davide Ancelotti said his side did not manage some moments of the second half well and that small mistakes are punished at this level (7) (10) (14).
Davinson Sanchez tops the defensive numbers
Davinson Sanchez ranks first in defensive statistics at Galatasaray (3). Useful before a derby.
Fenerbahce hit before Monday
No Asensio for at least three months. No Ake for three weeks. Both were injured in Fenerbahce's match against Slavia Prag, ahead of the derby (12).
The Turkish press flipped
Hürriyet columnists Uğur Meleke and Mehmet Ayan said the Lille win pushed the bad-play criticism aside before the derby. "Cesaretinin ödülünü Fransa'dan çok önemli bir galibiyet çıkararak aldı" (2).
Fenerbahce at home on Monday
Fenerbahce, Süper Lig, Monday 26 October, 19:30 CET. You are top of the table on 19 points from eight games. Then Konyaspor away on 30 October, then Stuttgart in the Champions League on 3 November.
Fan reactions
The mood on the subreddit is all about Aleksey Batrakov and the away support that turned Stade Pierre Mauroy into Ali Sami Yen. Fans are also pushing Sallai's assist for the best of the night and singling out the quiet stat winner in the dribbles and duels. Nobody is talking about the table yet. Everyone is talking about Monday. Batrakov thread
