For four consecutive seasons in Turkey, no team — nor any individual player — has been able to stop the mighty Galatasaray, but someone finally did! The incredible Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in a phenomenal 4:0 (3:0) victory over the reigning champions. But the scoreline was not the most impressive thing we saw on Thomas Reis' managerial debut. What truly stood out was the way the Egyptian, at the age of 35, sprinted through two counter-attacks in the fourth and 80th minutes. For the first goal, it was calculated that he covered 85 metres before firing past Ugurcan Cakır, and the distance was not much shorter 76 minutes later. His energy levels were exactly the same, which is absolutely remarkable in a match of the intensity we witnessed tonight.Salah provided his trademark assist in the 39th minute for Noah Saviola's goal, before then arriving from deep to take advantage of Frankulino's assist. The fourth goal of the match was the result of Okan Buruk's side running out of ideas and completely throwing everyone forward. This match also suggests that Trabzonspor's problems at the start of the season were linked to their coach, Fatih Tekke, who clearly failed to control the dressing room and make the most of the quality at his disposal. The shock therapy provided by Thomas Reis has been more successful than anyone could have imagined.This Mo Salah Goal👀📸👑 pic.twitter.com/Iug6EfoUbL— Cee Dommzy (@CeeDommzy) September 20, 2026 Galatasaray suffered their first defeat of the season, which will certainly please Trabzonspor, who have moved to within three points of the leaders, and could please Besiktaş even more. If Vincenzo Italiano's side pick up a point or beat Amed away tomorrow, they will move to the top of the table. With this hat-trick, Salah moved to the top of the scoring charts with seven goals. Behind him are Osimhen, Gift Orban and Shomurodov, all on six. Dusan Vlahovic has scored four, but from just three appearances. Interestingly, this was Mohamed Salah's first hat-trick since 2021. The Egyptian has also become the first player in Trabzonspor history to score three goals against Galatasaray.18.30: (3.40) Fulham (3.50) Man.Utd. (2.10)
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