Okan Buruk: We enter the international break happy with both the points and the performance

Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk assessed the win after the match. Buruk said the opponent started with two strikers and pushed their right-backs forward, and that his side defended well in the first half. Galatasaray scored two goals, but after going 3-0 up they conceded from a disputed foul in the second half, and when the opponent also scored their second goal, the match took a different course.

Buruk said that with a 4-2 lead they could have scored a fifth goal. He said scoring made him happy, while conceding made him unhappy. Noting that there were injuries, Buruk said Rafa's condition would be checked tomorrow and that, God willing, it is nothing serious.

Buruk recalled that Galatasaray have won 38 and drawn 3 of their last 41 league matches at home. He said that with this run they are on course to equal the longest winning streak in the club's history, and that since he arrived they have lost only 2 home matches. He added that the main goal is the championship. He also reminded that Başakşehir had ended the previous run in this streak.

Buruk wished Sergen Yalçın well on his appointment as head coach of the national team and said they had spoken by phone. He said the two difficult matches ahead would serve as preparation for Sergen Yalçın, and that the real target matches would be at the next tournament.

Speaking about Aleksey Batrakov, Buruk said his performance beyond scoring was also important. He said he valued Batrakov's pressing high up the pitch when the opponent had the ball, his support for the midfield, and his ball recoveries. Buruk noted that Mertens played like a second striker while Batrakov played as a number 8 or 10, and said the player must maintain his consistency. He also said that because of national team matches, they try to play him in certain phases to protect him from injury.