UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Liverpool WWWLW 0
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Galatasaray WLLWW 1
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1st Leg · RAMS Park · 51,373 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Galatasaray gain upper hand in 1st leg win over Liverpool

Arne Slot's 100th match as Liverpool boss ended in defeat as Galatasaray capitalised on a sloppy display to win the first leg of this Champions League last-16 tie 1-0 on a deafening evening in Istanbul.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
8
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
7
53.8
Possession
46.2
15
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
254
428
Passes
356
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
66
18
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
18
31
Effective Clearances
26
31
Clearances
26

Highlights

02:57 Nicol: Liverpool never looked in control vs. Galatasaray Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GAL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

GAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ugurcan ÇakirG
  2. 42Abdülkerim BardakçiCD-L
  3. 6Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 4Ismail JakobsLB
  5. 90Wilfried SingoRB
  6. 8Gabriel GomesAM
  7. 99Mario LeminaLM
  8. 34Lucas TorreiraRM
  9. 45Victor OsimhenF
  10. 77Noa LangAM-L
  11. 53Baris Alper YilmazAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Leroy SanéSUB
  2. 23Kaan AyhanSUB
  3. 7Roland SallaiSUB
  4. 22Yáser AsprillaSUB
  5. 20Ilkay GündoganSUB
  6. 12Batuhan Ahmet SenSUB
  7. 93Sacha BoeySUB
  8. 19Günay GüvencSUB
  9. 9Mauro IcardiSUB
  10. 21Ahmed KutucuSUB
  11. 17Eren ElmaliSUB
  12. 11Yunus AkgünSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 2Joe GomezRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 7Florian WirtzAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  2. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  3. 65Amara NalloSUB
  4. 30Jeremie FrimpongSUB
  5. 18Cody GakpoSUB
  6. 74Kornel MisciurSUB
  7. 68Kieran MorrisonSUB
  8. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  9. 42Trey NyoniSUB
  10. 28Freddie WoodmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Galatasaray 1, Liverpool 0. Mario Lemina (Galatasaray) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen following a corner.
  2. 33' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
  5. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Mohamed Salah.
  6. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Florian Wirtz.
  7. 77' Substitution, Galatasaray. Roland Sallai replaces Mario Lemina.
  8. 77' Substitution, Galatasaray. Yunus Akgün replaces Noa Lang.
  9. 87' Substitution, Galatasaray. Sacha Boey replaces Gabriel Sara.
  10. 88' Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Galatasaray. Eren Elmali replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Galatasaray. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Lucas Torreira.
  14. 90'+5' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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