Osimhen: a flash update before the derby
Victor Osimhen is the name every Galatasaray fan woke up thinking about. The striker is carrying an injury into the Trabzonspor derby on Saturday (1). The report from camp is described as a flash development, so keep your eyes on the team news between now and kickoff (1).
Fenerbahçe dropped two points at Gaziantep FK
Gaziantep FK 0–0 Fenerbahçe (5). Your rivals were held to a goalless draw and now sit six points behind Galatasaray at the top (5). The pundits went straight for the midfield: Uğur Meleke and Fırat Aydınus pointed at Fenerbahçe lining up with three holding midfielders while Gaziantep played with one (5).
Galatasaray 1–0 Kocaelispor, and you are still top
Galatasaray 1–0 Kocaelispor on Sunday (9). Beşiktaş won too that weekend, while Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor both dropped points (9). You lead the Süper Lig on 13 points from five games, with a goal difference of +7 (9).
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Rams Park's pitch is getting fixed for Barcelona
The Rams Park surface has been criticised all season. The club acted after the Kocaelispor game, ripping up the damaged turf (2). The target is to have the new pitch ready for the Champions League meeting with Barcelona (2).
Eight of the last 89 weeks, someone else was top
Galatasaray have been top of the Süper Lig for 83 of the last 89 weeks (7). Okan Buruk's side sat first by matchday three in each of the past two seasons as well (7). He says he keeps his mental edge by looking at the table (4).
Trabzonspor get injury news before the derby
Trabzonspor have some good news of their own ahead of Saturday. Folcarelli will be given a test as they assess their injured players (10).
Sergen Yalçın wanted Leao at Beşiktaş
Sergen Yalçın has admitted Beşiktaş wanted Rafael Leao at one point. "We had thought about it too," he said of the winger Galatasaray have now signed (3).
Fan reactions
The mood on r/galatasaray is pure appreciation for Okan Buruk. One poster dug up the numbers on his record against the Big Four, another flagged that his 119 Süper Lig wins in 149 matches makes him the league's all-time record holder, and a third shared Vedat Muriqi talking about how Buruk prepared games and handled the dressing room at Rizespor. There is a clear sense that he is being taken for granted, especially with rival clubs cycling through managers. Join the thread
