Fenerbahçe drops 2 critical points against Göztepe
In the 19th week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe, which had won three consecutive matches, faced Göztepe. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
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Fenerbahçe and Göztepe faced off in the 19th week of the 2025/26 Süper Lig season.
Fenerbahçe could not overcome its opponent, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
With this result, Fenerbahçe suffered a setback in the title race, falling 3 points behind Galatasaray and remaining in 2nd place with 43 points.
ALVAREZ REMOVED FROM THE SQUAD
Edson Alvarez was not included in the squad for the Göztepe match due to pain.
The Mexican midfielder, who had played in the Aston Villa match following his injury, was removed from the squad after his pain increased.
4 ABSENT FOR FENERBAHÇE
Fenerbahçe was unable to utilize 4 of its players against Göztepe.
For the yellow-navy team, Levent Mercan and Archie Brown, who are still undergoing treatment for their injuries, had to miss the challenging encounter.
In addition to these names, Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez was not included in the match squad by the technical staff due to his pain. Goalkeeper Tarık Çetin was also left out of the squad by the technical staff's decision.
EN-NESYRI ON THE BENCH
Fenerbahçe's Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri was included in the squad for the Göztepe match.
En-Nesyri, who was not in the squad for the UEFA Europa League match against Aston Villa as he was on leave following the Africa Cup of Nations, started the Göztepe match on the bench.
En-Nesyri last played for Fenerbahçe in the Brann match on December 11.
The Moroccan player, who had missed 3 league matches, 2 Turkish Cup matches, 2 Super Cup matches, and 1 European match, was included in the squad after 46 days.
2 NAMES FROM THE YOUTH ACADEMY
Two names from the youth academy were included in the Fenerbahçe squad against Göztepe.
In the yellow-navy team, 17-year-old left winger Alaettin Ekici and 17-year-old center-back Kamil Efe Üregen waited for a chance to play from the technical staff.
In Göztepe, Anthony Dennis and Furkan Bayır were removed from the squad for the Fenerbahçe match.
It was announced that both players were removed from the squad due to an upper respiratory tract infection outbreak.