Football: Galatasaray closing gap on leader Basaksehir

Galatasaray defeat Bursaspor to narrow gap with Basaksehir as leader drew Kayserispor

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Reigning champions Galatasaray cut the deficit with the leader Medipol Basaksehir to six points with Sunday’s win at Turkey’s top football league.

In the week 26 of Spor Toto Super Lig, Galatasaray defeated Bursaspor 3-2 to narrow the gap on Basaksehir as the leader drew Istikbal Mobilya Kayserispor 1-1.

As they reign over Turkey’s top football league, Basaksehir are at the top spot with 58 points, six more than their closest challenger Galatasaray.

Meanwhile, Fenerbahce beat Demir Grup Sivasspor 2-1 on Friday in Istanbul.

The struggling Yellow Canaries have been suffering the worst season in their history, with only seven wins in 26 outings.

Fenerbahce are now at 13th place with 31 points, 27 points away from the top spot.

On Saturday, Besiktas defeated Goztepe 1-0 at home in Istanbul. They are on the third place with 47 points.

Here are the results of week 26:

Fenerbahce - Demir Grup Sivasspor: 2-1

Atiker Konyaspor - Caykur Rizespor: 0-2

Akhisarspor - Kasimpasa: 2-3

B.B. Erzurumspor - Trabzonspor: 0-1

Antalyaspor - Aytemiz Alanyaspor: 3-0

Besiktas - Goztepe: 1-0

Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor - MKE Ankaragucu: 3-1

Istikbal Mobilya Kayserispor - Medipol Basaksehir: 1-1

Bursaspor - Galatasaray: 2-3

Turkey: Spor Toto Super Lig
	Clubs	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	POINTS
	--------------------------------	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1.	MEDIPOL BASAKSEHIR	26	17	7	2	41	13	28	58
2.	GALATASARAY	26	15	7	4	55	27	28	52
3.	BESIKTAS	26	13	8	5	51	34	17	47
4.	TRABZONSPOR	26	12	7	7	45	36	9	43
5.	EVKUR YENI MALATYASPOR	26	10	7	9	37	33	4	37
6.	ATIKER KONYASPOR	26	8	11	7	32	30	2	35
7.	ANTALYASPOR	26	10	5	11	29	41	-12	35
8.	CAYKUR RIZESPOR	26	8	10	8	37	33	4	34
9.	DEMIR GRUP SIVASSPOR	26	9	7	10	38	39	-1	34
10.	KASIMPASA	26	10	4	12	44	48	-4	34
11.	AYTEMIZ ALANYASPOR	26	10	4	12	28	33	-5	34
12.	ISTIKBAL MOBILYA KAYSERISPOR	26	8	9	9	24	34	-10	33
13.	FENERBAHCE	26	7	10	9	32	37	-5	31
14.	MKE ANKARAGUCU	26	9	4	13	27	41	-14	31
15.	BURSASPOR	26	5	13	8	24	31	-7	28
16.	GOZTEPE	26	8	3	15	26	34	-8	27
17.	B.B. ERZURUMSPOR	26	4	10	12	26	35	-9	22
18.	AKHISARSPOR	26	5	6	15	27	44	-17	21

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