We are not in Cup 1 this season, but we are one of the two countries represented with the most teams in the Europa League. In the Europa League, the Netherlands and Turkey have three representatives each, and England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France have two representatives each. In that respect, the matches our representatives played against their English and Dutch opponents last night were also critical for the country's football.
We witnessed an unforgettable match in Seyrantepe last night at 20:45. Last year, he played very bravely against Galatasaray, Bayern and Manchester at home in the Champions League and made us proud with his football. Yesterday that brave soul was on the field again. Galatasaray applied a stunning offensive pressure against Tottenham. What is most impressive is that this pressure continued in the first minute, at 1-0, at 2-1, and when the second half started with a 3-1 victory. Yesterday, there was only one team that showed great team behavior on the field from the first minute until the 90th minute. And that was Galatasaray.
ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR MERTENS
Mertens deserves a special mention in the evening where Galatasaray showed a wonderful team performance. Belgian Benjamin Button scored two goals yesterday, but he could have broken the assist record if his friends were more skillful. He made two goals in the 32nd and 39th minutes, Mertens provided good services to Icardi in the 46th minute, Yunus in the 49th minute, Osimhen in the 52nd minute and Barış in the 63rd minute. The ageless Belgian was like Galatasaray's orchestra conductor yesterday.
F.BAHÇE WAS GOOD IN THE FIRST HALF
This time, at 11 pm, our eyes were on Copenhagen and Alkmaar. I criticized Mourinho for choosing a pragmatic game away at Enschede, but yesterday in Alkmaar, Fenerbahçe had a more proactive team on the field in the first half. The yellow-dark blue team, which could not take advantage of three clear positions in the first 45, actually gave a good appearance in that section. However, every change made by Mourinho (or his assistant Toti) in the second half set Fenerbahçe back: First, in the 57th minute, Szymanski moved to the left wing. Then Amrabat to the centre-back and Mert Hakan to the midfield. In the 80th minute, Szymanski went to left back and Cenk went forward, Fenerbahçe was in chaos. I honestly couldn't understand why so much was played with basic settings in one match. We were in good spirits for 3 hours yesterday, from 20:45 to 23:45, but unfortunately the last hour was bad.
