Former Chelsea and Newcastle United striker Demba Ba, now 35, may have scored Istanbul Basaksehir’s first ever Champions League goal this evening, but the only thing anyone is talking about is the manner in which it was conceded.
You couldn’t even call it schoolboy defending. It was an error even a schoolboy wouldn’t make, unless we’re talking primary or elementary level.
Every defender found himself up in attack for a corner, with no-one seemingly detailed to mark the Istanbul striker close to halfway. Nemanja Matic was closest and almost seemed to be taking responsibility simply because no-one else was.