With two goals in quick succession before the quarter of an hour of play, Galatasaray won (0-3) on Sunday away to Ankaragucu, during the 26th day of the Turkish Super Lig. Dries Mertens, decisive passer, and his teammates occupy first place in the standings with 69 points, two more than Fenerbahce.
On a corner taken from the left, Mertens found the head of the German Kerem Demirbay for the opener (13th). A minute later, Davinson Sanchez widened the gap for the defending champion (14th). Mauro Icardi hit the nail on the head with a penalty before the break (39th).
Mertens, lined up in support of Icardi, played 61 minutes before being replaced by Sergio Oliveira.
At the same time, Will Still’s Stade de Reims hosted Lens on the 22nd day of Ligue 1 and obtained a point (1-1) against the 2023 French vice-champion. Oumar Diakité opened the scoring for Reims (41st), served by Junya Ito (ex-Genk), but Lens quickly equalized thanks to Wesley Said (45th+1). The score did not change in the second half.
For Reims, Thomas Foket played the 90 minutes of the match on the right of defense. Maxime Busi was injured and Thibault De Smet was suspended due to too many yellow cards.
In the standings, Reims, 8th with 31 points, is five lengths behind its opponent of the day. The Lensois occupy sixth place, qualifying for the Conference League.