Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray secured a vital 2-1 away victory at Gençlerbirliği in Ankara, keeping their title charge firmly on track. The tone was set almost immediately when Mauro Icardi broke the deadlock inside two minutes — the kind of early blow a struggling side can rarely recover from. Returning from injury, Yunus Akgün was the man of the moment, contributing a goal and an assist to round out a dominant first half. Leroy Sane thought he had added a third in the 60th minute, only for VAR to rule it out for offside. Niang gave the hosts a lifeline with a 67th-minute strike, but Galatasaray held firm without breaking a sweat. The win takes Galatasaray to 71 points, four ahead of Fenerbahçe with the title race heating up. For Gençlerbirliği and coach Volkan Demirel — who bluntly admitted his side "conceded simple goals" — the relegation battle remains a very real concern as they sit stuck on 25 points.