After the Liverpool victory, Beşiktaş on the decline
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULApr 07, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Apr 07, 2015 12:00 am
Following the high of the win over Liverpool in the Europa League, Beşiktaş's form has plummeted, winning just two of the seven games they have played since the famous win. After the Liverpool match, Beşiktaş played seven matches and won only two of them, losing three and drawing in two. In the last Turkish league match of the week, the Black Eagles drew against İstanbul Başakşehir 0-0 at home on Monday, dropping to third place with 55 points. Both teams had chances in the game, which was played under heavy rain, but both failed to find the back of the net. Beşiktaş appealed for a penalty kick in the second half when striker Demba Ba's header was stopped by the rival defender's hand in the box but the referee did not award a penalty kick. Galatasaray maintain their lead in the Turkish top football division Spor Toto Super League with 58 points after the 4-2 win Sunday against Kardemir Karabükspor, with two goals by the Istanbul team's Dutch star Wesley Sneijder. Title contenders Fenerbahçe defeated Çaykur Rizespor 5-1 in away match on Saturday. Beşiktaş coach Slaven Bilic said, "We are very disappointed to lose two precious points. Our rivals played a good counter-attack football. Their defense was good too. We had some opportunities but we missed. We could have won." On the armed assault on the Fenerbahçe team bus, Bilic said, "We are all very sorry for the horrible assault. It has nothing to do with football."
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