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League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race

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League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race It really is neck and neck at the top of the table this season as 19-time champions Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe are entrenched in battle over who will win a historic 20th league title and earn the right to wear a fourth star on their shirt. All the while, second-placed Beşiktaş are intent on r...

Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas?

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Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas? The last time Beşiktaş and Galatasaray met at the Atatürk Olympic stadium there were three goals, one red card and a mass pitch invasion that resulted in Gala being awarded an automatic 3-0 win – just another Istanbul derby.The Black Eagles were accused of naivety in last season’s e...

Match Focus: Make or Break for Both Sides in Turkey's Intercontinental Derby

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Match Focus: Make or Break for Both Sides in Turkey's Intercontinental Derby “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that,” Bill Shankly was famously quoted as saying. Anyone who has experienced the Intercontinental derby would probably agree.The grand Istanbul derby is older than the Turkish republic i...

Team Focus: Cesare Prandelli - 99 Problems and 3-5-2 is One

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Team Focus: Cesare Prandelli - 99 Problems and 3-5-2 is One “There is nothing wrong with the tactics,” Cesare Prandelli stressed following Galatasaray’s humiliating 4-1 defeat against Arsenal in the Champions League.Prandelli had already used a 4-3-2-1, 4-3-1-2 and 4-2-3-1 before his latest eureka moment - a 3-5-2 setup against Arsenal. The...

Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray

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Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray Cesare Prandelli's misguided attempts at the Emirates to recreate the dominance of his Italy side over England at Euro 2012 ended in disaster as Arsenal wrapped up a comfortable victory over Galatasaray to get their Champions League campaign up and running.But for the efforts, once again, of the eve...