Dries Mertens will take the easiest victory of his career. This is against city rival Fenerbahçe.
Turkish Super Cup
Normally, on Sunday evening, the Turkish Super Cup was between Dries Mertens’ Galatasaray and Michy Batshuayi’s Fenerbahçe. However, this match should have taken place in January, but because this match was going to take place in Saudi Arabia, it was boycotted by both clubs.
Now problems have also surfaced with the Super Cup in Turkey itself.
Europa League
Ahead of the Europa League quarter-final next Thursday, Fenerbahçe has requested the postponement of tonight’s match. However, this request was rejected by the Turkish Football Association.
Furthermore, Fenerbahçe requested a foreign referee, which was also refused.
Boycotted by Fenerbahçe
As a protest, ‘Fener’ will play tonight with their U19 squad, with only nine players on the pitch. Additionally, three players will pretend to be injured and take their place on the bench, leaving Batshuayi’s team with just six players.
According to the rules, the match will then be suspended and Galatasaray will win 3-0.