UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Galatasaray LWWWW 0
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Liverpool WLWLD 4
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2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-1 on aggregate · Anfield · 59,980 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Salah's landmark goal helps Liverpool to UCL quarterfinals

Mohamed Salah scored a spectacular 50th Champions League goal as Liverpool cruised through to the quarterfinals with a 4-0 win over Galatasaray at Anfield on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
6
11
Saves
1
37.9
Possession
62.1
4
SHOTS
32
1
ON GOAL
16
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
225
Accurate Passes
445
317
Passes
528
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
62
29
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
18
Effective Tackles
8
28
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
7
32
Effective Clearances
12
32
Clearances
12

Highlights

01:02 Robson credits Hugo Ekitike for sparking Liverpool's big win Watch on ESPN 01:22 Slot: Unrealistic for Liverpool to recreate Galatasaray performance vs. PSG Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GAL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 38Ryan GravenberchDM
  5. 6Milos KerkezLB
  6. 30Jeremie FrimpongRB
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  8. 7Florian WirtzLM
  9. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  10. 22Hugo EkitikeCF-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahCF-R

GAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ugurcan ÇakirG
  2. 42Abdülkerim BardakçiCD-L
  3. 90Wilfried SingoCD-R
  4. 4Ismail JakobsLB
  5. 93Sacha BoeyRB
  6. 8Gabriel GomesAM
  7. 99Mario LeminaLM
  8. 34Lucas TorreiraRM
  9. 45Victor OsimhenF
  10. 53Baris Alper YilmazAM-L
  11. 7Roland SallaiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Liverpool 1, Galatasaray 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister following a corner.
  2. 45'+4' Penalty saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray).
  3. 45' Substitution, Galatasaray. Leroy Sané replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Galatasaray. Noa Lang replaces Sacha Boey.
  5. 51' Goal! Liverpool 2, Galatasaray 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  6. 53' Goal! Liverpool 3, Galatasaray 0. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 60' Substitution, Galatasaray. Yunus Akgün replaces Lucas Torreira.
  8. 62' Goal! Liverpool 4, Galatasaray 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  9. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  10. 73' Substitution, Galatasaray. Eren Elmali replaces Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  11. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Mohamed Salah.
  12. 80' Substitution, Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi replaces Noa Lang because of an injury.
  13. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  14. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  15. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Florian Wirtz.

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