Match Report
18 points for Liverpool (3rd), 10 for Galatasaray (20th): an 8-point gap. Galatasaray ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 20th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Liverpool 2.5 scored and 1 conceded per game, Galatasaray 1.13 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.69.
Galatasaray had won five straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Liverpool had taken 7 of 15 points to Galatasaray's 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Liverpool wins, 3 for Galatasaray, 2 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Anfield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 61,276. Liverpool led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Liverpool: Dominik Szoboszlai (25'), Mohamed Salah (62'), Ryan Gravenberch (53'), Hugo Ekitiké (51')
Key stats
Possession: Liverpool 62% · Galatasaray 38% · Total shots: 32-4 · On target: 16-1 · Corners: 6-2