Juninho lors d'OL – Fenerbahçe (Photo by PHILIPPE MERLE / AFP)
An Istanbulite at heart and a declared fan of Fenerbahçe, Abdulkadir fell in love with OL in 2017. To the point of creating an account dedicated to the Lyon club on social networks. The Europa League meeting on Thursday will inevitably be special.
We can live almost 3 hours away by plane and follow every minute of Pierre Sage's training matches. This has been a bit of daily life for Abdulkadir for seven years now. Living in Istanbul, this young Turk had no intention of falling under the spell of OL. Especially since he did not experience the golden age of the Lyon club in the 2000s, he being 25 years old. However, since 2017, this football lover has followed the daily life of OL a little more every day. “I followed the European Cup matches and often came across OL matches.”he confides to Olympique-et-Lyonnais.
With the epic of Bruno's band Genesio in the Europa League and in particular this match against BesiktasAbdulkadir “had a lot of fun watching them play” and his love for Fenerbahce has finally left a little room for French training over the years. Obviously, the meeting on Thursday (6:45 p.m.) in Istanbul will be special for the fan who will see his two favorite clubs face each other. Without a last minute emergency, he will also be there at the Fenerbahçe Ulker Arena. The opportunity to see Alexandre Lacazette and his teammates up close, without having to travel thousands of kilometers.
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After seeing Fenerbahce – OOn Thursday, Abdulkadir also set himself a goal: “being able to come to Lyon to watch a match and feel the atmosphere at Parc OL”. Fallen under the spell ofOL new generation, the young Istanbulite did not hesitate to launch his own account on “share publications in Turkish on OL to reach other people” despite a busy schedule. A long-distance passion which pushed him to also take an interest in the history of the Lyon club. “While watching the matches, I started to research the great players who had played at the club.” Necessarily, Juninho et “his memorable free kicks” have only added “affection for this team” at the Turkish fan. Just like this double confrontation in 2004 where the Brazilian shined. To the point of wishing for a Lyon victory in Istanbul on Thursday evening? “Joker”he had fun telling us.
