Galatasaray v Liverpool: Line-ups, stats and preview
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Galatasaray v Liverpool match preview
Liverpool lost their unbeaten start to the season at the weekend and now face a potentially tricky Champions League trip to face Galatasaray in Istanbul.
The sides have surprisingly not met since 2006 and the Reds have not beaten the Turkish side on home soil.
Former Wolves midfielder Mario Lemina says Arne Slot’s Premier League champions are up against it.
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He said: “They don’t lose many matches throughout the year. We don’t lose many matches throughout the season.
“Therefore, we need to be very focused on what we’re going to do. We’re going to be playing against one of the best teams in the world, and we want to show that we can be one of them.
“I’ve played against them many times and I know what kind of team they are.”
Manager Okan Buruk said his side are ready for the hardest game of his tenure.
“We’ll be playing against a very good team, a team in form, a truly good team, even if they lost their last match,” he said.
“We’ll be playing like Galatasaray, thinking like Galatasaray, applying intense pressure at home, making the opponent feel that pressure, and truly putting our opponent under pressure in this sense. We know we’ll achieve this tomorrow, together with our fans.
“We’ve played a lot of matches. The Liverpool match will certainly be one of the toughest we’ve played during my tenure.”
Galatasaray v Liverpool team news
Galatasaray have former Manchester City duo Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane available, while striker Victor Osimhen is likely to start after a month out.
Buruk said: “Victor continued training. We will see how he was in the last training session today. The fact that he played 10 minutes in the last match and continued training with us is a positive thing for us. We will look at his condition today and make a decision.”
Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa was not selected to travel despite being registered last week because of Giovanni Leoni’s knee injury.
Hugo Ekitike is available after his domestic suspension.
Galatasaray v Liverpool expected line-ups
Galatasaray starting XI: Ugurcan Cakir, Wilfried Singo, Davinson Sanchez, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ismail Jakobs, Lucas Torreira, Mario Lemina, Yunus Akgun, Ilkay Gundogan, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Victor Osimhen
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak
How to watch Galatasaray v Liverpool: TV channels, live online streams
The match kicks off at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) on Tuesday and is being shown live in the UK on Amazon Prime Video.
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Galatasaray v Liverpool stats
- Galatasaray have won 20 of the last 22 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Galatasaray have won 10 of the last 11 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Galatasaray matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Galatasaray home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Galatasaray matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Liverpool away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Liverpool away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Galatasaray v Liverpool prediction
Liverpool have not played well this season despite a fine start, results wise. A draw on the road may be a good result they can come home with.
Galatasaray 1-1 Liverpool