An unprecedented incident at the ceremony before the Galatasaray - Fenerbahçe match!

Creation Date: February 24, 2025 20:42

Galatasaray hosted Fenerbahçe at home in the 25th week of the Super League. The derby started at 20:00 at RAMS Park and was refereed by Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic. Vincic was assisted by Tomaz Klancnik and Andraz Kovacic, while Kadir Sağlam served as the fourth official.

BURUK CHANGED 4 NAMES ACCORDING TO ALKMAAR 11

Galatasaray Technical Director Okan Buruk made 4 changes to the starting 11 of the UEFA Europa League last 16 play-off round second leg against Fenerbahçe. Günay Güvenç, Carlos Cuesta, Elias Jelert and Dries Mertens, who played in the AZ Alkmaar match, did not play against Fenerbahçe. Okan Buruk put Fernando Muslera, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Eren Elmalı and Mario Lemina on the field instead of these players.

Galatasaray went to the Fenerbahçe derby with the following 11:

“Fernando Muslera, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Davinson Sanchez, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Eren Elmali, Lucas Torreira, Mario Lemina, Gabriel Sara, Roland Sallai, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Victor Osimhen.

2 CHANGES FROM JOSE MOURINHO

Fenerbahçe Technical Director Jose Mourinho made 2 changes to the starting 11 of the last match against Anderlecht. The experienced technical director made Sofyan Amrabat and Osayi-Samuel the substitutes. Instead of these names, the Portuguese technical director gave Çağlar Söyüncü, who recovered from his injury, and Oğuz Aydın, who is not on the UEFA list, a place in the first 11.

The yellow-navy team's derby starting 11 is as follows:

“Irfan Can Eğribayat, Skrinar, Çağlar Söyüncü, Yusuf Akçiçek, Oğuz Aydın, Fred, Szymanski, Kostic, Tadic, Dzeko, En-Nesyri”

EREN ELMALI AND MARIO LEMINA AT 11 FOR THE FIRST TIME

Eren Elmalı, who was added to Galatasaray's squad by transfer from Trabzonspor during the mid-season break, took his first place in the red-yellow jersey. The national player, who took on the role of left back in the absence of Ismail Jakobs, last played in the Çaykur Rizespor match played in the 24th week of the Super League. At the same time, Eren Elmalı made his first derby appearance in the red-yellow jersey in the Fenerbahçe match.

On the other hand, 31-year-old Gabonese midfielder Mario Lemina, who is in his second term at Galatasaray, also played in the first 11 in a match with the red-yellow jersey. Lemina, who played in the second Fenerbahçe derby of his Galatasaray career, played his first match in the derby match in the first 11 after his transfer .

SKRINIAR, KOSTIC, OĞUZ AYDIN ​​AND YUSUF AKÇİÇEK'S FIRST GALATASARAY DERBY

Filip Kostic and Oğuz Aydın, who were added to Fenerbahçe's squad in the summer transfer period, could not play in the first derby. These two players played for the first time against Galatasaray. Milan Skriniar, who was transferred in the mid-season transfer period, also played for the first time in the Galatasaray match. Yusuf Akçiçek, who was brought up from the youth academy and started to get more playing time due to injuries in defense, also had his first Galatasaray derby. Cenk Tosun, Anderson Talisca and Ertuğrul Çetin will experience the excitement of the Galatasaray derby for the first time in the yellow-navy jersey if they join the game later.

AFTER 55 YEARS, A FOREIGN REFEREE BLOWED THE WHISTLE

Slavko Vincic was the 18th foreign referee in the derbies played between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe since 1959. The last Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby refereed by a foreign referee was refereed by Austrian referee Alois Kessler in 1970.

DERBY WAS PLAYED TO A SOLD OUT

In the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby played in the 25th week of the Super League, the yellow-red fans filled the entire stadium. Galatasaray fans showed great interest in the match and the match was played to a sold-out crowd.

INTENSIVE SECURITY MEASURES FOR THE DERBY

Intensive security measures were taken before the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe match. A total of 32 thousand police and security personnel were assigned in and around RAMS Park.

AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT IN THE SUPER LEAGUE: THEY DID NOT SHAKE HANDS

The incident that took place during the ceremony before the kick-off of the critical derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe did not go unnoticed.

The players did not shake hands with each other before the match. In a rare incident in the Super League , players from both teams dispersed onto the field after the national anthem without shaking hands.