Overview

• Leroy Sané scored in first‑half stoppage time from an Ilkay Gündoğan pass and added the 61st‑minute winner after Eldor Shomurodov had equalized in a 2–1 away win at İstanbul Başakşehir.
• It was Sané’s first-ever brace for Galatasaray and his first double in more than two years.
• The victory leaves the defending champions on 25 points from nine matches, maintaining first place ahead of Trabzonspor.
• Gündoğan has recently argued Sané should be in Germany’s 2026 World Cup plans, and the display was widely viewed as supporting that argument.
• Turkish outlets praised the performance and Lukas Podolski congratulated Sané on social media, with a Champions League tie against Bodø/Glimt next on Wednesday.