Liverpool have a deficit to overturn in the second leg of this Champions League round-of-16 tie after defeat in Istanbul. Check out the best facts and Opta data from this match with our Galatasaray vs Liverpool stats page.
History repeated itself for Liverpool on Tuesday night, with a second 1-0 loss of the season away to Galatasaray. The result leaves Arne Slot’s side requiring a victory in the return leg of this Champions League round-of-16 tie next week.
This is a notoriously difficult place to come, and Liverpool have historically found it challenging. They have now only played more games away to Chelsea without ever winning (five) than they have at Galatasaray (four).
Much like in their league-phase defeat in September, they had plenty of chances, but yet again, they were wasteful in attack and uncertain at the back, and that was a combination that – once again – meant they were doomed.
They had made a positive start, on the front foot and pressing high, causing the hosts’ defenders all sorts of problems early on, with Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai letting good opportunities pass them by. On the evidence of their first five minutes, it looked like Liverpool would have a good chance of winning here for the first time in the competition.
Any early momentum was abruptly ended, however, when Galatasaray made it out of their half for the first time. From a Gabriel Sara corner, Victor Osimhen headed the ball towards goal, and Mario Lemina turned it into the net. Timed at 6:32, it was the earliest goal Galatasaray had ever scored in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The eventful start to the game was a sign of things to come, with Liverpool creating plenty but remaining shaky and vulnerable at the back. Their passing in defence was uncharacteristically wayward, and Galatasaray threatened in particular at set-pieces. Among Premier League teams, only West Ham (15), Chelsea (12) and Nottingham Forest (12) have conceded more goals from corners this season than Liverpool (10).
Galatasaray had far the better of the first half, racking up 1.14 xG, the fourth highest total Liverpool have allowed their opponents in the opening period of a game in any competition this season.
The second half was a different story in that Liverpool were dominant, but they were still unable to find a goal.
The home side managed just a single shot, worth just 0.01 xG, from the start of the second half until the 81st minute, while Liverpool piled forwards relentlessly. Alexis Mac Allister missed a good chance, while Szoboszlai stung the fingers of Galatasaray goalkeeper Ugurcan Çakir with a well-struck effort from the edge of the box.
After Hugo Ekitiké wasted a huge chance following an error by former Tottenham defender Davinson Sánchez, Liverpool had generated more xG in the first 20 minutes of the second half (0.45) than they managed in the whole of the first half (0.44).
They thought they had found a route back into the game with 20 minutes to go when the ball ricocheted into the Galatasaray net at a corner, but replays showed the ball had touched Ibrahima Konaté’s arm before it eventually rolled into the goal. The VAR, perhaps contentiously, ruled the goal out.
12 – Liverpool has lost 12 games in all competitions this season in which they've conceded the opening goal; their most since 2015-16 (also 12). Lacklustre. pic.twitter.com/W7IXLwtVpg
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 10, 2026Liverpool had several more sights of goal but an equaliser eluded them, and they return home knowing they have to win next week’s second leg.
However, this is a club that has overcome far bigger deficits against far bigger opponents, and they will certainly believe they can turn this tie around, too.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Galatasaray vs Liverpool stats from their Champions League last-16 first-leg meeting in Istanbul.
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Galatasaray vs Liverpool Post-Match Facts
Mohamed Salah made his 81st appearance for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League against Galatasaray; the most for any player in the club’s history. Arne Slot took charge of his 100th game for Liverpool in all competitions, becoming the 18th different manager to do so, recording the joint-most wins of any of them (W62 D16 L22). Indeed, he’s the first to lose his 100th game in charge since Graeme Souness, overseeing a 1-5 loss to Coventry City in December 1992. Galatasaray have won eight of their last 12 home games in major European competition (D3 L1), while their four home wins this season (D1 L1) are as many as in their previous 19 home matches in the UEFA Champions League (D7 L8).Enjoy this? Subscribe to our football newsletter to receive exclusive weekly content. You should also follow our social accounts over on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
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