Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 12:51 PM• Rian Rosendaal

Fernando Muslera dons the robes after the dramatic match against PSV (5-1 defeat) for Galatasaray in the second preliminary round of the Champions League. The now 35-year-old goalkeeper lost the ball to Eran Zahavi in ​​the second minute, who scored and gave PSV a dream start. To make matters worse, the unfortunate Muslera tapped a header from Mario Götze into his own goal in the final phase. Partly because of this, an early elimination in Europe has come very close for Galatasaray.

“Yesterday was a very difficult day for me, a day when nothing went right,” the guilty Muslera opens his post from Thursday on Instagram. “But as always, I just keep fighting every day and make sure I’m prepared for anything. I want to thank the supporters, our trainer Fatih Terim, the coaching staff, all the staff and the entire Galatasaray family for their unconditional support. means a lot to me and my family,” said the experienced closing post from Uruguay.

Muslera, who was recruited by Galatasaray in 2011, is indispensable under the bar at the Turkish top club. The 123-time international of Uruguay came to 386 games in more than ten years. His trophy cabinet was completed at Galatasaray with five national titles, four national cups and four times the Turkish Supercup. Muslera will face PSV again on Wednesday 28 July, which will then visit the Türk Telekom Arena.

DREAM START! Eran Zahavi takes advantage of fumbling on Galatasaray’s side. The people of Eindhoven are already at 1-0 within two minutes! #PSVGAL #UCL pic.twitter.com/BNDU85TCYN

— VTBL ? (@vtbl) July 21, 2021