Turkish journalists are discussing not only Beşiktaş's 1-0 victory and progression to the group stage of the Conference League, but also what happened between Lucescu and Abubakar, who celebrated the goal near the Dynamo bench. Local journalists are convinced that the Beşiktaş forward hid his insult to the Romanian coach, who called the Turkish club the "African national team".
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"What happened between Lucescu and Abubakar?" - the Fotospor journalist believes that the most memorable moment of the match was the episode involving Abubakar, who scored a goal and ran to celebrate near the Dynamo bench.
- In the rematch of the Conference League playoffs, Beşiktaş defeated Ukrainian Dynamo 1-0 at home and advanced to the group stage of the tournament. On Friday, they will find out who their opponents are, but until then, everyone will be discussing what happened between Lucescu and Aboubakar. The Beşiktaş forward did not like the Romanian coach's words about the "African national team", so he celebrated his goal near Lucescu.
After the match, Aboubakar said that he had already forgotten the episode and that he respected the Dynamo coach. Lucescu made a statement at a press conference. Stating that he likes the atmosphere of the Beşiktaş Stadium, Lucescu said: "I don't know why Abubakar did it. I can say that he acted according to his education," he said. It is likely that Lucescu was unhappy with his team's performance and result, as well as Abubakar's behaviour, but it was all part of a show put on by Mircea himself. Since Beşiktaş have moved on, there is really no point in Abubakar thinking about what happened, as the Istanbul club has a lot of interesting things ahead of them this season.
Milliyet.
"Beşiktaş made no mistake and is through to the group stage" - Milliyet journalist writes that it was a serious test for Beşiktaş, but the Turkish club has passed all the qualifying rounds with flying colours and will now be able to enjoy the group stage.
- Beşiktaş is back! To reach the group stage, we had to go through a difficult path. It was especially difficult to play against Dynamo, whose coach is the experienced Mircea Lucescu. Despite the fact that the Romanian coach constantly talks about the problems in Ukrainian football and specifically in Dynamo, the Kyiv club played these two matches with dignity and made the Turkish fans nervous.
But the difference is that in the first match, the Ukrainians focused on attacking and scored two goals, while in Istanbul they tried to play more defensively, hoping to exploit the moments when Beşiktaş made mistakes. Fortunately, the Eagles did not make any mistakes today, and Dynamo did not score a single goal.
After the match, Canol Güneş said some important words. He stressed that Beşiktaş should think not only about themselves but also about the prestige of Turkish football. "It's time for Turkey to regain its place among the leading European countries, and to do this, we must all work together to score points for Turkey's ranking." These are the right words, but it is not yet clear who Beşiktaş will play in the group stage. This will be revealed on Friday, after which it will be possible to assess the Eagles' chances of reaching the play-offs.
Aksam.
"Only one goal was enough," the journalist of the Aksam website believes that the match was not particularly spectacular, but the most important thing is that Beşiktaş achieved its goal and was able to get into the group round of the Conference League.
- Only one goal was scored in this match, but that doesn't mean it was boring. Firstly, the fate of getting into the group round was being decided, so no one wanted to take any risks. Secondly, Aboubakar's goal livened up the game. The Beşiktaş forward ran to Lucescu to celebrate in front of him, which provoked a small conflict. After the match, both sides spoke out. It is noticeable that Abubakar was hurt by the words about the "African national team", and Lucescu was disappointed that he lost, so he tried to "prick" Abubakar again.
And the most important thing is the joy of the fans after the final whistle. Soon, Beşiktaş will find out about its group stage rivals, but it is certain that Şenol Güneş's team will play 6 interesting matches and fight for the playoffs.
