Sporting beat you 3–1 in the Champions League opener
Sporting 3–1 Galatasaray at the José Alvalade (1) (2). Your team leaves Lisbon with nothing, just days after making it four unbeaten in the Süper Lig.
Buruk blames the referee
Okan Buruk did not hold back. He says a red card went unshown and the penalty should never have been given (4). "A referee who directly influenced the match," he said (12). His line on the VAR: "The VAR official must not have been at the stadium; he seems to have watched the match from home" (2).
Torreira wants the team to move on
Lucas Torreira is not buying the refereeing debate. "We need to stop thinking about the referee's decisions," he said after the defeat (13).
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Leao faced Sporting, and the fans let him know
Rafael Leao came on against the club where he came through the academy, and Sporting supporters protested him (3) (5). Leao recently explained his Milan exit in his own words: "There are moments in life when things have to change. I played at Milan for seven years and decided this summer was the time for a change of scenery" (6).
Camavinga watched for January
Galatasaray are tracking Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga, 23, ahead of the January window (6).
Next up: Kocaelispor at home
You are back in the Süper Lig on Sunday against Kocaelispor, Sep 13, 19:00 CEST. Top of the table with 10 points from 4 games, +6 goal difference. A chance to reset fast.
Fan-reaktioner
The mood splits two ways. Some fans genuinely liked the first-half performance and say the team was dominant until the penalty, while others point to a pattern: Galatasaray have conceded 6 of 9 goals this season between the 50th and 75th minutes (4). Buruk's angry VAR comments got attention outside the Galatasaray bubble too. Read the full tactical meltdown thread
