UEFA Champions League · Wed, 18 Mar 2026 ·
Liverpool vs Galatasaray — 4 - 0
Anfield · Referee: P. Raczkowski
Match report
Liverpool beat Galatasaray 4-0
Liverpool beat Galatasaray 4-0 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at Anfield. D. Szoboszlai (25'), H. Ekitike (51'), R. Gravenberch (53') and M. Salah (62') scored for Liverpool. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Liverpool had 62% of the ball and 32 shots (16 on target) against Galatasaray’s 4 (1 on target). Uğurcan Çakır (Galatasaray) was the top-rated player with 9.9. The result leaves Liverpool 13th in the UEFA Champions League table on 3 points and Galatasaray 30th on 0.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 29 | Viking | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | Galatasaray | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | FC Porto | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Tue, 10 Mar 2026, Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool
Match events
- 25'goalD. SzoboszlaiAssist: A. Mac Allister
- 46'substitutionV. OsimhenOff: L. Sane
- 46'substitutionS. BoeyOff: N. Lang
- 51'goalH. EkitikeAssist: M. Salah
- 53'goalR. GravenberchNormal Goal
- 57'VAR decisionWilfried SingoGoal cancelled
- 60'substitutionL. TorreiraOff: Y. Akgun
- 62'goalM. SalahAssist: F. Wirtz
- 67'substitutionJ. FrimpongOff: C. Jones
- 73'substitutionA. BardakciOff: E. Elmali
- 74'substitutionM. SalahOff: C. Gakpo
- 80'substitutionOff: M. Icardi
- 89'substitutionH. EkitikeOff: F. Chiesa
- 89'substitutionR. GravenberchOff: T. Nyoni
- 89'substitutionF. WirtzOff: R. Ngumoha
Lineups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-1-2 · Coach Arne Slot
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 30J. FrimpongD
- 5I. KonateD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 7F. WirtzM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 11M. SalahF
Substitutes
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 18C. GakpoF
- 17C. JonesM
- 68K. MorrisonM
- 65A. NalloD
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 2J. GomezD
- 42T. NyoniM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Galatasaray
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Okan Buruk
Starting XI
- 1U. CakirG
- 93S. BoeyD
- 90W. SingoD
- 42A. BardakciD
- 4I. JakobsD
- 34L. TorreiraM
- 99M. LeminaM
- 7R. SallaiM
- 8Gabriel SaraM
- 53B. A. YilmazM
- 45V. OsimhenF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 62%Possession38%
- 4.88Expected goals (xG)0.18
- 32Total shots4
- 16Shots on target1
- 10Shots off target2
- 6Blocked shots1
- 22Shots inside the box2
- 10Shots outside the box2
- 6Corners2
- 3Offsides0
- 15Fouls7
- –Yellow cards–
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves11
- 528Passes317
- 445Accurate passes225
- 84%Pass accuracy71%
- 1.43Goals prevented1.43
Player statistics
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Virgil van DijkD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Miloš KerkezD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 30Jeremie FrimpongD | 67 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Florian WirtzM | 89 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM | 90 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 11Mohamed SalahF | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22Hugo EkitikéF | 89 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 28Freddie WoodmanG | – | – | ||
| 2Joe GomezD | – | – | ||
| 26Andrew RobertsonD | – | – | ||
| 65Amara NalloD | – | – | ||
| 17Curtis JonesM | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Trey NyoniM | 1 | – | ||
| 68Kieran MorrisonM | – | – | ||
| 14Federico ChiesaF | 1 | – | ||
| 18Cody GakpoF | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| 73Rio NgumohaF | 1 | – |
Galatasaray
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uğurcan ÇakırGTop rated | 90 | 9.9 | ||
| 4Ismail JakobsD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 42Abdülkerim BardakcıD | 73 | 6.5 | ||
| 90Wilfried SingoD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 93Sacha BoeyD | 45 | 7.6 | ||
| 7Roland SallaiM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Gabriel SaraM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 34Lucas TorreiraM | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| 53Barış Alper YılmazM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 99Mario LeminaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 45Victor OsimhenF | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Batuhan ŞenG | – | – | ||
| 19Günay GüvençG | – | – | ||
| 17Eren ElmalıD | 17 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Kaan AyhanD | – | – | ||
| 20İlkay GündoğanM | – | – | ||
| 33Gökdeniz GürpüzM | – | – | ||
| 9Mauro IcardiF | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Leroy SanéF | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Yunus AkgünF | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Ahmed KutucuF | – | – | ||
| 22Yáser AsprillaF | – | – | ||
| 77Noa LangF | 35 | 6.7 |