Ilkay Gündogan saved Galatasaray in the Süperlig in the derby against Besiktas with his goal from the first defeat of the season.
The former captain of the national team scored the 1-1 final score in Rams Park at home and saved Galatasaray from an impending defeat in the derby.
Galatasaray, which had defeated FC Liverpool in the Champions League during the week, left points for the first time after seven victories at the start in the league. The series master (22 points) still has a comfortable lead of five points on Trabzon at the top of the table. Besiktas (13) missed a possible leap into the top group.
Tammy Abraham had given Besiktas in the lead in the 12th minute. After a shot from Orkun Kökcü, the Englishman switched the fastest, “Gala” goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir could only ward off the ball, Abraham got the lead.
Galatasaray in the back and outnumbered – Gündogan with the equalization
Before the break, the next shock for the hosts set it: Davinson Sanchez was the last defender to fall the broken Rafa Silva and had to go from the square with red (34th).
The fact that Galatasaray was able to avert the derby bankruptcy was also due to the carelessness of the guests: Lucas Torreira chased Besiktas defender Wilfred Ndidi on the penalty area, Gündogan was on hand and achieved the much acclaimed compensation.
Sané at Galatasaraay only substituted late
Leroy Sané was only substituted by coach Okan Buruk at Galatasaray in the 86th minute. For Sané it has not been going well since its change from FC Bayern in summer. So far, the wing player has only scored one goal in nine competitive games for Galatasaray.
In the important games of the DFB team in the World Cup qualification against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland (October 10 and 13), the 29-year-old is once again missing in the line-up of national coach Julian Nagelsmann.