Bruno Alves

Turkish club Fenerbahçe?s star-studded squad will not be playing in the Champions League this season after losing a third qualifying ground tie against Shakthar Donetsk. 

Goals from Dario Srna, Oleksandr Gladkiy and Alex Teixeira gave Shakthar a 3-0 victory at home Aug. 5, in the return game of a goalless draw in Istanbul, booking the Ukrainians a place in the playoff leg.

Be?ikta? beat Gençlerbirli?i 2-1 in the last matchday of the 2014-15 Turkish Spor Toto Super League season at Osmanl? Stadium in Ankara on May 29, completing the season in the third spot with 69 points.

Turkish striker Cenk Tosun and midfielder O?uzhan Özyakup were the scorers for Be?ikta?, while Gençlerbirli?i's single goal was scored by midfielder Cagri Bulbul.

Galatasaray was crowned champions of Turkey?s top flight for a record 20th time on May 25, after perennial Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe had four men sent off in a 2-2 draw at Ba?ak?ehir.
  
With one round of games remaining, Fenerbahçe needed nothing less than a win against Ba?ak?ehir, a fast-growing Istanbul side, to keep any title hopes alive.
  

Galatasaray were crowned champions of Turkey?s top flight for a record 20th time on May 25, after perennial Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe had four men sent off in a 2-2 draw at Ba?ak?ehir.
  
With one round of games remaining, Fenerbahçe needed nothing less than a win against Ba?ak?ehir, a fast-growing Istanbul side, to keep any title hopes alive.
  

Turkish Spor Toto Super League leader Fenerbahçe is set to defend its league lead at home on Nov. 8 against Black Sea underdogs Çaykur Rizespor, but a pileup of injuries threatens to make their task more difficult.

The Canaries were happy Nov. 6 for the arrival of right back Gökhan Gönül, who was injured during the Istanbul derby against Beşiktaş last week.

Beşiktaş is set to host Fenerbahçe on Nov. 2, bidding to put an end to nearly decade-long weakness against its archrivals in the headline game of the weekend, with both teams sweating to top the league standings.