Game week 25 of the Süper Lig kicks off today, but all eyes are on Saturday’s clash between league leader Medipol Başakşehir and the troubled giant Fenerbahçe. Second place holder Galatasaray, in the meantime, will be praying for a slipup by Başakşehir
The race for the Turkish Süper Lig title is gradually heating up, despite league leader Medipol Başakşehir clinging to the top spot and increasing the point gap with second-placed Galatasaray. With game week 25 at the door, a Turkish newspaper wrote that the Galatasaray fans would become “Fenerbahçe supporters for one match” when Başakşehir takes on the Yellow Canaries on Saturday.
Game week 25 will open today with a game between Anatolian minnows Demir Grup Sivasspor and Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor that emerged as power players in the league this season. Yeni Malatyaspor is currently sixth and holds a three-point lead over Sivasspor, who despite a promising rise in the first half of the season has struggled of late, with no wins in the past six weeks.
On Saturday, Fenerbahçe will try to save face against Başakşehir after an embarrassing run of just six wins in 24 outings. Some 26 points adrift from the top spot and dangerously close to the relegation zone as No. 14 in the 18-team league, the match is crucial for the Yellow Canaries.
BY DAILY SABAH NEWS
