Liverpool travel to Istanbul for Tuesday night’s Champions League Last 16 first-leg clash with Galatasaray.
The Turkish champions have already beaten Liverpool 1-0 at home in this season’s competition, back in September, and will be a difficult opponent again this week.
Liverpool have won just one of five previous UEFA Champions League meetings with Galatasaray (D2 L2), a win rate of 20% – their joint-lowest against any side they have faced 5+ times in the competition (also 20% v Chelsea).
Liverpool have never won in three previous away games at Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League (D1 L2), only visiting Chelsea more times without ever winning in the competition (5).
Liverpool have lost four of their last five matches in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (W1), although the one game they did avoid defeat in was Arne Slot’s only away match in the knockout stages in charge of the Reds: 1-0 at Paris SG in last season’s round of 16 (first leg).
Dominik Szoboszlai has been directly involved in eight goals in the UEFA Champions League this term (4 goals, 4 assists), more than any other Liverpool player. The only central midfielder with more in a single edition for the Reds is Steven Gerrard, who notched 10 in 2007-08 (6 goals, 4 assists).
83% of Hugo Ekitiké’s touches in the UEFA Champions League have come while under high-intensity pressure from an opponent; the highest percentage of any player in this edition (min. 90 minutes played).
Mohamed Salah could overtake Jamie Carragher to become Liverpool’s record appearance maker in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (both currently on 80 games). The Egyptian is also just one goal away from becoming the first African player to reach 50 in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (currently on 49).
Tuesday night’s game kicks off at 5.45pm – don’t miss it!
