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Liverpool take on Galatasaray in the Champions League tonight. Get the confirmed team news here…
Liverpool head to Istanbul tonight hoping to mark Arne Slot’s 100th game in charge with a win at Galatasaray.
Slot has enjoyed a largely successful stint on Merseyside, capped by winning the Premier League last season, although things have been more complicated this year with their title defence already all but over.
They are still in the FA Cup while their fate in the Champions League depends on the outcome of the two clashes with Super Lig leaders Gala.
The teams met at RAMS Park in the league phase with Victor Osimhen’s penalty settling a closely fought encounter.
Slot said: “First of all, it makes me really proud that I become the Liverpool manager and that it is going to be my 100th game. I don’t think I have a bad track record in those 100 games… although sometimes, you get a different feeling about that if I have to listen to everything! But it makes me proud and it’s nice that the 100th game is such a nice game to play – Champions League last 16, away game against Galatasaray.”
Gala have won 10 of their last 12 in all competitions, and will hope to take a lead back to Anfield for next week’s return leg.
Galatasaray Team News
Galatasaray: Ugurcan, Jakobs, Sanchez, Sara, Torreira, Abdulkerim, Osimhen, Baris, Lang, Singo, Lemina
Liverpool Team News
Liverpool will be without goalkeeper Alisson, after he sustained an injury in training. Giorgi Mamardashvili will deputise. Federico Chiesa is also absent from the travelling party.
Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Ekitike, Gravenberch
Where to watch Galatasaray v Liverpool: TV and online streams
Galatasaray versus Liverpool is the early kick off tonight with a start time of 5.45pm in the UK.
You can watch it on TNT Sports and stream via the discovery+ app.
To watch elsewhere in the world, click HERE to find your local rights holder.
Stats for Galatasaray v Liverpool
- Galatasaray have only lost one of their last nine home games against English clubs in all European competition
- Galatasaray have only lost two of their 22 home matches in the knockout stages of the European Cup/Champions League (W13 D7)
- Liverpool have never won in three previous away games at Galatasaray in the Champions League
- This is Galatasaray’s 19th participation in the Champions League proper – more than every other Turkish club combined – but only a second in six seasons after 2023/24. This is the first time in six campaigns they have progressed to the knockout phase.
- This is Liverpool’s 17th Champions League campaign; they have reached the final five times, lifting the trophy in 2005 and 2019
