Galatasaray became the champion in Turkish Super League after beating Goztepe 1-0 on Saturday in western Izmir province.<\/p>\n
Bafetimbi Gomis scored for Galatasaray at the 66th minute of the match, securing the win for his team in the last week of the 2017-2018 season.<\/p>\n
The Istanbul club clinched the title for the 21st time in the 60th season of the Turkish Super League.<\/p>\n
Gomis became the top goal scorer of the season, and broke the record of the most scoring foreign footballer in a season in Turkey.<\/p>\n
With Turkey’s league result, Galatasaray also secured a direct participation in the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n\n
Following the victory, Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim tweeted: “Knock knock! Guess who is back??@ChampionsLeague.”<\/p>\n
Other Istanbul clubs Fenerbahce, Medipol Basaksehir and Besiktas, all playing their last match Saturday evening, followed Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League.<\/p>\n
Fenerbahce beat Atiker Konyaspor 3-2 in Istanbul, securing second place in the league and the right to play in UEFA Champions League qualification rounds.<\/p>\n
Medipol Basaksehir managed to finish the league in third place and will participate in the UEFA Europa League qualification rounds, after beating Kasimpasa 3-2.<\/p>\n
Last season’s champion Besiktas could only finish the league in fourth place, despite hammering Demir Grup Sivasspor 5-1. Besiktas will play in Europa League qualification rounds.<\/p>\n
Turkish Super League saw a competitive season, as the first four teams finished with narrow point differences.<\/p>\n
Champion Galatasaray finished with 75 points, while followers Fenerbahce, Medipol Basaksehir and Besiktas finished with 72, 72 and 71 points, respectively.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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