After seeing the other title contenders all drop points, the Eagles started their home match confidently and went ahead 1-0 after 13 minutes, on a header from Cenk Tosun. The Brazilian Anderson Talisca doubled Beşiktaş’ lead in minute 27 by unleashing an unstoppable bullet from outside the box. The Black and Whites were 2-0 up at the break. Stopper Atınç Nukan’s 69th-minute header made it 3-0 for Beşiktaş before the visitors pulled one back through Olcan Adın in injury time. With the result, the Eagles go 4 points clear of second-placed Başakşehir and move 7 points ahead of Galatasaray.
