The Belgian, holder, was again decisive. Unfortunately, this was not enough to earn the 3 points for victory.
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Batshuayi Michy
As part of the 23rd day of SuperLig, the 1st Turkish division, the Besiktas of Michy Batshuayi moved to Yeni Malatyaspor, red lantern of the championship, where evolve in particular Karim Hafez (ex-Lierse), Benjamin Tetteh (ex-Standard) or Godfred Donsah (ex-Circle, absent).
After a first half where the two teams left with a goalless draw, it was Besiktas who found the fault, thanks once again to the Belgian on loan from Chelsea. Batshuayi was on assist, the 5th of his season, for Alex Teixeira (61st). After his 3 goals in 3 games, it was the 4th consecutive meeting where Michy was decisive for his team.
Yeni Malatyaspor came back to the score at the end of the match, via Adam Buyuk (84th, on penalty). Besiktas misses the opportunity to climb on the 3rd step of the SuperLig podium occupied by the great rival, Fenerbahce. The Stambouliotes could tumble in the standings, with some direct competitors having one or more games behind.