Arda Turan key to Turkey's 3-0 win over Holland

The blaugrana created one goal and scored another against the Dutch with Fatih Terim's still in with a chance of making it to Euro 2016 Ivan Rakitic and Croatia lose 2-0 in Norway and lost top spot in their group

An assist and a goal was Arda Turan’s contribution to Turkey’s 3-0 win over Holland in group A on Sunday. The victory puts Fatih Terim’s side into third place in the standings and in with chance of claiming a play off place for the Euro 2016 finals to be played in France next summer.

Turan may not be able to play for Barça until January of next year but in Turkey’s home game against the Dutch, it took home just eight minutes to conjure up the opening goal with an assist for team mate Oğuzhan Özyakup. The midfielder’s impressive display continued in when he scored the second for his team. Turan won the ball in midfield and then waltzed past Daley Blind before beating keeper Jasper Cillessen at the near post. The blaugrana summer signing was substituted just before the hour mark and Burak Yilmaz completed the victory with a third just four minutes from time. The win takes Turkey above the Netherlands in group A with Danny Blind’s team now in danger of missing out altogether on Euro 2016.

Defeat for Croatia

After drawing with Azerbaijan on Friday, Ivan Rakitic and Croatia lost 2-0 away to Norway on Sunday and as a result lose top spot in group H to the nordic team.

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