Galatasaray 1 – 0 Liverpool – CL Last 16, 1st Leg Postmortem
By Steven Smith
After a difficult domestic period and a long trip to Turkey, Liverpool entered the first leg of this Champions League last-16 tie hoping to produce a controlled and mature European performance. Instead, the Reds produced another display lacking urgency, creativity and...
Galatasaray 1 – 0 Liverpool CL Last 16 – 1st Leg Man of the Match
Giorgi Mamardashvili – Liverpool FC
Steven Smith’s Pre-match Prediction:
Galatasaray 1 – 1 Liverpool
With Alisson Becker sidelined through what Liverpool will hope is only a short-term injury, the responsibility fell to his £40 million understudy, Giorgi Mamardashvili. On a night where many...
Galatasaray 1 - 0 Liverpool CL Last 16 - 1st Leg Player Ratings
The Champions League group stages closed and the latter stages brought a first-leg trip to Turkey, with Liverpool looking for revenge on an old foe.
The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below.
Giorgi Mamardashvili - 8.0
The giant Georgian stopper was helpless for...
Galatasaray 1 - 0 Liverpool – Champions League Postmortem
With Liverpool entering Istanbul on the back of a dramatic late win against Atletico Madrid, the stage felt set for Arne Slot’s side to show their authority in Group F. Yet, inside one of the loudest stadiums in world football, the Reds found themselves out-battled, out-muscled,...
