Galatasaray-Besiktas could be postponed

After their hard-fought draw at the Camp Nou in the first leg of the round of 16 Europa League against him Barçathe Galatasaray was forced to travel to the city of Izmir due to a snowstorm in istanbul and the weather situation has not improved since then.

That is why in Turkey there is strong speculation about a possible postponement of the derby against the Besiktas, scheduled for this Monday (6:00 p.m.). The Presidente del Galatasaray, Burak Elmasconfirmed that he asked the turkish federation change the date of the match, but left the final decision to the referee of the match when it is time to start the duel.

“After our postponement request, I see that some Beşiktaş coaches and supporters have given negative opinions on the issue, I follow them. Maybe they are right in their own opinion, but we are right too.” Burak Diamondafter the Besiktas president Ahmet Nur Cebicriticized the position of the Galatasaray.

Due to the snowstorm, the turkish football federation postponed all matches of the Second and Third division, as well as the matches of the Turkish Basketball League. The forecast is that this Sunday it will continue to snow heavily in Istanbul, but on Monday it could stop falling and it would be necessary to see if the game can be played without major problems.

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