Galatasaray vs Liverpool 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Galatasaray

16': Victor Osimhen (P)

FT
1 - 0

Liverpool

Liverpool downed by Galatasaray in second-straight loss

Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray [1296x729]

Liverpool fell to a second-straight defeat as Arne Slot's side saw their first Champions League away trip of the season end in a 1-0 loss to Galatasaray.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
16': Goal! Galatasaray 1, Liverpool 0. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
36': Mario Lemina (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, Galatasaray 1, Liverpool 0.
56': Substitution, Liverpool. Giorgi Mamardashvili replaces Alisson Becker because of an injury.
61': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Cody Gakpo.
62': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
62': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
68': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Hugo Ekitiké because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Galatasaray. Roland Sallai replaces Yunus Akgün.
73': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Galatasaray. Gabriel Sara replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
76': Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card.
85': Substitution, Galatasaray. Eren Elmali replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
88': Ugurcan Çakir (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 1, Liverpool 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Attendance: 50,651

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+10	Paris Saint-Germain	3	9
+10	Bayern Munich	3	9
+9	Internazionale	3	9
+8	Arsenal	3	9

Full Table

Statistics

LIV		GAL
14	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
66.6	Possession	33.4
16	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
458	Accurate Passes	184
525	Passes	271
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	0
28	Crosses	8
0.3	Cross %	0.0
48	Long Balls	63
24	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	13
12	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	7
29	Effective Clearances	27
29	Clearances	27

Line-Ups

Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
42	Abdülkerim Bardakci
6	Davinson Sánchez
4	Ismail Jakobs
90	Wilfried Singo
20	Ilkay Gündogan
99	Mario Lemina
34	Lucas Torreira
45	Victor Osimhen
53	Baris Alper Yilmaz
11	Yunus Akgün

Substitutes:

Gabriel Sara, Berkan Kutlu, Mauro Icardi, Ahmed Kutucu, Günay Güvenc, Kaan Ayhan, Arda Ünyay, Metehan Baltaci, Yusuf Demir, Eren Elmali, Roland Sallai, Leroy Sané.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
5	Ibrahima Konaté
6	Milos Kerkez
8	Dominik Szoboszlai
7	Florian Wirtz
17	Curtis Jones
38	Ryan Gravenberch
22	Hugo Ekitike
18	Cody Gakpo
30	Jeremie Frimpong

Substitutes:

Mohamed Salah, Wataru Endo, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson, Alexander Isak, Alexis Mac Allister, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Conor Bradley, Freddie Woodman, Rio Ngumoha.