Rosier narrowly avoided a collision with the goalpost, but it was Muslera’s heroic action that averted disaster, leading fans to label it as the epitome of humanity.

During the Istanbul derby on Saturday, shot-stopper Muslera spared Rosier from a potentially painful collision with the post. The critical moment unfolded when Besiktas’ Ante Rebic delivered the ball into Galatasaray’s penalty area, prompting a race between Muslera and Rosier to reach it.

As the ball bounced unpredictably on the pitch, Rosier, in his desperate slide to secure it, found himself hurtling towards the goalpost.

It was in this precarious instant that Muslera played the role of a savior. With remarkable agility, he rushed towards the ball and, as it moved beyond him, skillfully pushed the French star away to prevent him from crashing into the goal frame.

The Uruguayan goalkeeper received well-deserved praise for his exceptional sportsmanship from fans on social media following the game. Comments such as “Good sportsmanship, humanity at its finest.” “Real human❤️.” “Great keeper, even better human being.” and “The definition of sportsmanship. Awesome.”

In the end, the Super Lig derby concluded with a 2-1 victory for Galatasaray, securing their position at the top of the league table with an eight-point lead. On the other hand, Besiktas’ defeat left them with 16 points, placing them third in the league, just one point behind their rivals Adana.

Galatasaray’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera spared the blushes of Besiktas’ Valentin Rosier in the derby clash🧤

Rosier was about to collide with the post, only for the keeper to push him out of the way after they both missed the ball🫸

Things you love to see despite the rivalry… pic.twitter.com/eeGqVsmS5M

— SPORTbible (@sportbible) October 23, 2023

Fernando Muslera

This season he played in total 8 times for 720 minutes for Champions League.

He made 17 saves and conceded 9 goals. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in Champions League. In the last match Galatasaray won 2-1 against Beşiktaş.

Galatasaray performance and stats

Galatasaray is currently 2nd in the Champions League with 4 points.

In the last 8 games, it has won 6 times and drawn twice. In its last match, Galatasaray won 2-3 against Manchester United.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 5 goals and conceding 4.​

Galatasaray will play the next match in Champions League against FC Bayern München on Tuesday 24th of October in İstanbul. The prediction is FC Bayern München winning the match.​

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