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Football: Turkish league title race continues

Besiktaş, Medipol Başaksehir look to add to their winning ways in home matches

Ersin Çelik
13:22 - 2/03/2017 Thursday
Update: 13:27 - 2/03/2017 Thursday
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Galatasaray currently stands in third place on 40 points, 10 behind Besiktaş.
Galatasaray currently stands in third place on 40 points, 10 behind Besiktaş.

Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig roars into action this weekend with league leaders Besiktaş fighting to extend their points haul at the top of the table.



Friday will see the first of the action when Black Sea side Trabzonspor Kardemir Karabükspor will square off against Kardemir Karabükspor at the Medical Park Arena at 8 p.m. local time (GMT1700).



Sixth-placed Trabzonspor, who are now unbeaten in six league matches since they added Besiktaş' former wingman Olcay Sahan to the squad, will look to another bag another three points as they host eighth-placed Kardemir Karabukspor.



Besiktaş will host Çaykur Rizespor at the Vodafone Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m. local time (GMT 1600). The Istanbul side come to this match fresh from an Istanbul derby win over Galatasaray.



Chasing just behind Besiktaş are Medipol Basaksehir who will want to regain their earlier league form by beating Aytemiz Alanyaspor in Istanbul on Saturday at 1.30 p.m. (GMT1030).



On Saturday evening, Fenerbahçe will aim for their first win in three games as they host Osmanlispor at 7 p.m. (GMT1600).



The Yellow Canaries have managed to only accumulate three points in their last four league matches. The league's matchday 23 will end on Monday evening when Antalyaspor host Galatasaray at 8 p.m. local time (GMT 1700).



Galatasaray currently stands in third place on 40 points, 10 behind Besiktaş.





#Besiktaş
#Fenerbahce
#Galatasaray
#Medipol Basaksehir
#Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig
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