Galatasaray has been lucky to end game with draw against Schalke 04.
Galatasaray didnt manage to provide top level performance against Schalke 04 during Champions League Group D 3rd week as it has ended with goalless draw even through with how game was played, Galatasaray been a lucky one.
Galatasaray didnt provide great game which was expected from them with lack of creating good chances and had trouble at creating chances which was due of high number of injuries which it has experienced from previous games. It could be stated that this point is very important for a team as it still 1 point behind of 2nd placed Schalke 04 and has lost an opportunity to get there and now makes 4th week game in Schalke even more crucial. It needs to be stated that Galatasaray has failed to control game as it wanted and it was their opponents who controlled and get into chances, and to luck of Istanbul side as Schalke 04 had an issue with last touches which led for them to not getting winning goal. Galatasaray didnt look like a team which was playing at home and couldnt get its opportunity to get control of the game. Galatasaray needs to study what it made wrong during this game and even through it was lucky to get draw, at point it didnt use home game advantage.
Schalke 04 in all fairness provided much better team and didnt provide game which would been expected from them and has provided good attacking game being one to look for goal but did look that had trouble with providing last touch.
Galatasaray did provide poor performance and been lucky to get 1 point at the end of the game and team should identify what went wrong despite of not having great players at side.
Genk game is good opportunity to raise motivation after recent poor results for Besiktas.
Besiktas is going to resume Europa League campaign against Genk during Group J 3rd week game with an aim to show good performance and get an important win at the group where all teams have same amount of the points.
As it is known, Besiktas does show some pretty performance at recent weeks and hence providing high level performance would be very important for the team to keep its aim to get to the knockout stages of the tournament still high and also get an important motivation for upcoming weeks at the Super League also. This also could be great opportunity for whole team to make all critics quiet which it has recieved quite heavily in recent weeks without doubt. Besiktas would come out as strong favourite but with recent results at the team, Genk would see good opportunity to get an unexpected result at the Istanbul and with having also an opportunity as other clubs to come out from group would see this game an important without at least losing point and Besiktas needs to be aware of that for sure.
Besiktas as been stated would come out as favourite but it would be tough game for them and their need to focus to show good performance on the day for certain for 90 minutes and dont give much chances to opponents.
Fenerbahce also needs to win to get confidence for rest of the season.
Even through Fenerbahce are showing pretty poor performance in recent weeks without doubt both domestically and Europe, it would be playing against Anderlecht who so far has provided pretty poor performance and so far has 3 points.
Anderlecht game hence is good opportunity for Fenerbahce to get much needed motivation and confidence which is lacking this season and get much more certain for qualifying to knockout stage at the tournament. Stating that Anderlecht certainly is aware of issues which Fenerbahce is at and would see themselves as chance to turn around its aims at group during 2 games against Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce does have an issue at finding goals despite of controlling ball in recent two weeks and their is worry that similar aspect would carry on during tomorrow game especially taking account that Islam Slimani and also Benzia will not be able to play due of injury. Main opponent in this game does seem to be Fenerbahce to themselves rather than Anderlecht and it would be important for Istanbil side to aim for confident strong performance on the day for sure.
Fenerbahce needs to win this game both at the competition and also to get motivation and confidence and hence would only come out to field with that in mind.
Results:
UEFA Champions League, Group D, 3rd week:
Galatasaray 0:0 Schalke 04
Lokomotiv Moscow 1:3 Porto
Schedule:
UEFA Europa League, Group D, 3rd week:
19:55 Anderlecht - Fenerbahce
19:55 Spartak Trnava - Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Europa League, Group I, 3rd week:
22:00 Besiktas - Genk
22:00 Sarbsporg 08 - Malmo
UEFA Europa League, Group J, 3rd week:
22:00 Sevilla - Akhisarspor
22:00 Standard Liege - Krasnodar
In other news:
- Konyaspor has signed sponsorship deal with Medicana Group for 1 year.
- Bursaspor has signed sponsorship deal with DS Damat
- Fenerbahce are interested to appoint Turkish National Team goalkeeper trainer Alper Boguslu to same position at club.
- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Liverpool player Divick Origi.
- Goztepe doesnt consider to play its player Gouffran until mid-season break due of his behaviour towards teammates during training sessions.
- Antalyaspor player Ondriej Celustka had an operation today due of his injury.
- Galatasaray considers to extend contract with its player Sinan Gumus for 3 years.
- Besiktas are interested to transfer Benfica player Nicolas Castillo.
- Besiktas administrator Ahmet Kavalci has stated that their is no crises at the team with head coach Senol Gunes and players Oguzhan Ozyakup and Tolgay Arslan.
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