Champions League: Galatasaray defeats Liverpool 1-0 at home, the Reds lose two consecutive times in a week

In the early morning of October 1, the Champions League group stage began, and Turkish giant Galatasaray defeated Premier League powerhouse Liverpool 1-0 at home.

This loss also caused Liverpool to suffer two consecutive losses in various competitions. Before the game, Galatasaray - the team that has only participated in the Champions League for the second time in the past five seasons - is obviously not favored. However, with its excellent competitive state at home (no home defeat since August 2024), this Turkish Super League champion has caused great trouble for the strong Liverpool.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Galatasaray launched a quick counterattack, and Barris Alper Ilmaz faced the goalkeeper with one single shot! Fortunately, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson reacted quickly and attacked in time to block the ball, which avoided concealing the ball at the beginning.

In the following time, the two sides launched a fierce attack. Although his ball control rate is only 38%, Galatasaray is extremely threatening every time he turns from defense to offense. In the 15th minute, the home team once again made a high-speed counterattack. Liverpool midfielder Sobosloy made a foul in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. Nigerian striker Victor Osmain calmly took the penalty and scored a penalty kick, helping the team lead 1-0.

Home advantage is fully demonstrated, and the tactical counterattack is effective

This concealed the goal and forced Liverpool to change its strategy. They no longer blindly attack, but try to control the rhythm through more short pass cooperation. Although several opportunities were created in the game, Florian Werz and Hugo Ekitic failed to seize it and missed the opportunity to equalize the score.

At the beginning of the second half, Ekitic had a close shot, but it was resolved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Almost at the same time, Galatasaray launched a counterattack, almost expanding the score, thanks to Curtis Jones' successful tackle in a fight to avoid losing the ball. In the 54th minute, Osmaine got another one-on-one opportunity. Alisson strives to save and resolve the danger, but this save also hurt him and fell to the ground, posing a hidden danger for the team.

Since then, Galatasaray has defended with all his strength and has a firm lead. Liverpool coach Aslot tried his best to replace attackers such as Salah and Alexander Isaac, trying to turn the situation around. In the whole game, the visiting team created a total of 7 shooting opportunities, but they were unable to break through the opponent's goal. At the last moment of the

, suspense arose. The referee once awarded Liverpool a penalty because Galatasaray defender Singo had physical contact with Conat. However, after the video assistant referee (VAR) looked back at the slow motion, the referee determined that Singo touched the ball first, so he canceled the penalty.

In the end, Galatasaray kept the score 1-0 until the end of the game and won the game upset at home. Liverpool lost in less than a week and suffered two consecutive losses. Next, Slott's team will face severe tests, and they will face Chelsea and Manchester United in the Premier League, with a very difficult schedule.