On Tuesday, March 10, Galatasaray hosted Liverpool at its stadium in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.

The Istanbul club won a home victory over the Merseysiders with a minimum score of 1:0.

Galatasaray won the first meeting against Liverpool thanks to an early goal, which was the only one of the match. In the seventh minute of the match, after a corner from the left flank, Victor Osimhen threw the ball to Mario Lemina, who, with a fall in the goalkeeper, sent the ball into the net.

In the second half of the game, both the home team could increase their advantage, and the guests had a chance to win back, but their goals were not counted. First, Osimhen's goal was disallowed for offside in the 63rd minute.. In the 70th minute, after a corner and confusion in the goalkeeper, the ball ended up in the Galatasaray goal, but after a VAR check, the referee canceled the goal due to a handball by Ibrahim Konate.

The return game will take place in England on March 18.

Match statistics Galatasaray - Liverpool 1/8 finals of the Champions League Galatasaray - Liverpool 1:0 Goal: Lemina, 7 Expected goals (xG): 1. 44 - 1. 28 Ball possession: 46% - 54% Shots: 15 - 15 Shots on target: 4 - 6 Corners: 7 - 4 Fouls: 11 - 18 Galatasaray: Cakir - Singo, Sanchez, Bardakji, Jacobs - Torreira (Elmaly, 90+3), Lemina (Akgun, 77) -.

Liverpool: Mamardashvili - Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez (Robertson 60) - Gravenberch, Mac Allister - Salah (Frimpong 60), Wirtz (Gakpo 73), Szoboszlai - Ekitike.

Warnings: Sanchez - Kerkez, van Dijk, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai.

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