Football: Week 32 in Turkish league to kick off Friday

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Antalyaspor will face Bursaspor at home on Friday in the opening game of Week 32 in Turkey's Spor Toto Super Lig.

Leader Galatasaray will play against Caykur Rizespor in an away match on Saturday.

In an Istanbul derby match at home last Sunday, the Lions defeated rival Besiktas in the race to lead the league after before three weeks before the season's end.

Three Istanbul clubs -- Basaksehir, Galatasaray, Besiktas -- still stand in one of the closest Turkish football league title races to date.

Galatasaray have clinched 63 points followed by Basaksehir with the same amount of points and Besiktas with 59.

At home, Medipol Basaksehir will face MKE Ankaragucu on Sunday while Besiktas are slated to take on Aytemiz Alanyaspor on Monday.

Istanbul giants Fenerbahce will play against Akhisar at home on Saturday. The struggling Yellow Canaries have been suffering the worst season in their history with only eight wins in 31 outings. Fenerbahce are now at 12th place with 37 points -- 26 points away from the top spot.

Friday:

Antalyaspor-Bursaspor at 1830GMT

Saturday:

Caykur Rizespor - Galatasaray at 1400GMT

Fenerbahce - Akhisarspor at 1700GMT

Goztepe - Demir Grup Sivasspor at 1700GMT

Sunday:

Istikbal Mobilya Kayserispor - Kasimpasa at 1400GMT

Atiker Konyaspor - Trabzonspor at 1400GMT

Medipol Basaksehir - MKE Ankaragucu at 1700GMT

Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor - B.B. Erzurumspor at 1700GMT

Monday:

Besiktas - Aytemiz Alanyaspor at 1800GMT