Çağdaş Atan's European goal: We want to go unconditionally

In the 34th week of the Süper Lig, Başakşehir defeated Hatayspor 2-1 in the match played at Mersin Stadium. 

Speaking at the press conference held after the match, Başakşehir Manager Çağdaş Atan said that they have been playing final matches for about 20 games. Noting that today's match was very important for both them and Hatayspor, Atan said, "We knew it would be very difficult. Because it was one of the breaking-point matches for Hatayspor. I can say that we won against a very good team. They did not give up on the game until the last minute. They tried to force it. They tried to push us into our penalty area with long balls. I am truly proud of my players. We have now risen to 4th place. Everything is in our hands to reach Europe; we have 4 final matches left. If we win our own matches, we will be able to go to Europe unconditionally. This is a great excitement for us. I said this last week as well. Because if we look at the point reached from the starting point, we have covered a great distance. I told my players, I am proud of them, but they need to be proud of themselves. Because they made a comeback from a very, very long and difficult road. They showed great willpower, they did not give up, they did not break. They believed in us, remained loyal to the plans, and were convinced," he said.

Emphasizing that they are experiencing the happiness of winning a very important match, Atan said, "But besides that, I wish success to Hatayspor and Coach Volkan, to this good team. It is a very difficult process in their remaining matches, I hope they get what they want. I also wish success to all other teams in the relegation zone. These are very difficult matches; we have also been playing against the teams at the bottom for 2-3 weeks. They are really difficult, competitive matches to play. That is why I wish success to all teams," he stated.

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