Emotional moments in the stands! They couldn't hold back their tears
Muslera and Mertens wore the red and yellow jersey for the last time in the Başakşehir match. After he stepped onto the field to warm up before the match, the red and yellow fans gave Muslera a loud applause. The fans chanted "Great captain" and "These fans are proud of you" for the 38-year-old goalkeeper, whom they had shown affection for for a long time.
The yellow-red fans unfurled a banner for Muslera behind the goal that read "You will always be our legend" in Spanish. Before the match, both Muslera and the fans were seen to be emotional and unable to hold back their tears.
Muslera, who will return to his country after completing his 14th season at Galatasaray, played his 551st official match with the yellow-red jersey. Muslera, who broke many records, won 8 Super League, 5 Ziraat Turkish Cup and 6 TFF Super Cup championships during his Galatasaray career.
MERTENS SAID GOODBYE TO DALYA🧤 Fernando Muslera's 14-year story ends with number 25, just as it began...
🦁 An era has ended at Galatasaray... | #GSvBFK pic.twitter.com/d3jZsveno2
— beIN SPORTS Turkey (@beINSPORTS_TR) May 30, 2025
Dries Mertens reached 100 matches in the Super League. Mertens played in 135 matches at Galatasaray, where he was transferred before the 2022-23 season, until the Başakşehir fight. The 38-year-old star football player wore the yellow-red jersey in 99 matches in the Super League.
Taking to the field for the 100th time in the league with the Başakşehir match, Mertens found the net 24 times in total and became champions in 3 Super Leagues, one Ziraat Turkish Cup and one Turkcell Super Cup.
The yellow-red fans held up a banner for Mertens that read: "Thank you for everything you've done for us."
🟡🔴 Dries Mertens, who will leave Galatasaray, leaves the game on his shoulders…
👋 Farewell announcement from his wife Kat Kerkhofs! #beINSPORTS #GSvBFK pic.twitter.com/6iF5n4IGCR
— beIN SPORTS Turkey (@beINSPORTS_TR) May 30, 2025
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