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Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel has opened up about the sense of injustice felt at Fenerbah\u00e7e after the club finished second to Galatasaray, despite amassing a staggering 99 points during the 2023\/24 S\u00fcper Lig season, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u200bThe rivalry between Galatasaray and Fenerbah\u00e7e remains one of the most intense in world football. As bitter crosstown rivals, the two have historically dominated Turkish football, sharing 44 S\u00fcper Lig titles between them.<\/p>\n \u200bHowever, Galatasaray has outshone their rivals in recent years. While The Cimbom have secured the title six times in the last eleven years, the Yellow Canaries have not tasted league glory since the 2013\/14 season.<\/p>\n The 2023\/24 campaign was particularly heartbreaking; despite the league consisting of 38 matchdays, Fenerbah\u00e7e lost only once all season\u2014winning 31 games and drawing six. Even with a 99-point haul, they fell short of Galatasaray, who finished with a record-breaking 102 points.<\/p>\n \u200bAt the time, then-Fenerbah\u00e7e manager \u0130smail Kartal attributed the title loss to factors beyond the pitch.<\/p>\n \u200b\u201dWe couldn’t overcome the invisible hands off the field,\u201d Kartal said at a press conference that season.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cNinety-nine points and 99 goals\u2014these earned points will not be forgotten by the Fenerbah\u00e7e community. My players showed that they are the real champions. Everyone saw that we are the champions of hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u200bIn a recent interview reflecting on his four-year stint in Istanbul, Osayi-Samuel admitted he shared his former coach’s frustrations. He revealed that while the players performed to the best of their abilities, they felt undermined by officiating and the S\u00fcper Lig system.<\/p>\n \u200b\u201dI had heard about the injustices done to Fenerbah\u00e7e in the league before joining the team,\u201d Osayi-Samuel said<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cBut that season with \u0130smail Kartal made me think, \u2018Okay, I can see for myself what the club is talking about.’ It was a truly bizarre situation for a club to get 99 points, lose only once, and still not win the league.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bHe continued: \u201cI think this had never happened before. I could understand what the president and the club were saying about the referees and the system. As players, we had to keep playing because we couldn\u2019t change those factors. It didn\u2019t affect my individual game, but I understood the club’s perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bOsayi-Samuel later Fenerbah\u00e7e for the English Championship last summer. So far this season, he has featured in 26 games for his new club, contributing one assist.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Osayi-Samuel’s former club Fenerbahce is set to go another season without the Super Lig title. They suffered an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Galatasaray<\/a> in the Istanbul derby on Sunday, and that means that the Cimbom need one more win to claim their fourth league title in a row.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Soccer](\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/F7qMeZ14o8l2suQkSNKNvShDi0c=\/769x1024\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2025%2F12%2Fimago1069822614.jpg\")
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