Both Liverpool and Galatasaray have verified their initial lineups for their impending clash at Anfield in the return leg of the 2025/26 Champions League’s round of 16 stage.
Mario Lemina’s decisive goal in the seventh minute in Istanbul means the Turkish top-flight leaders hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg against adversaries who have managed only one triumph in their last four encounters across all tournaments.
The victors of this fixture will proceed to face the reigning champions, Paris Saint-Germain, in the quarter-finals during April, with a potential semi-final matchup against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich subsequently.
101GreatGoals.com offers the squad news for Liverpool versus Galatasaray in the Champions League, along with specifics on how to view the match.
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Liverpool’s Verified Initial Squad Against Galatasaray
Defender Conor Bradley (knee), midfielder Wataru Endo (ankle), and forward Alexander Isak (leg) are sidelined due to injuries.
Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, and Virgil van Dijk are each one caution away from incurring European bans.
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Ekitike, Frimpong, Gravenberch
Liverpool substitutes: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Nyoni, Nallo, Morrison, Ngumoha
Galatasaray’s Complete Lineup Versus Liverpool
Goalkeeper Enes Buyuk is suffering from a shoulder ailment, and centre-back Davinson Sanchez, who has amassed the most minutes in this season’s Champions League among all players from either side, is suspended.
Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ugurcan Cakır, Ismail Jakobs, Noa Lang, Victor Osimhen, and Roland Sallai must avoid receiving yellow cards to maintain their eligibility for a prospective quarter-final first leg.
Galatasaray starting XI: Ugurcan, Jakobs, Sallai, Sara, Torreira, Abdulkerim, Osimhen, Baris, Singo, Boey, Lemina
Galatasaray substitutes: Gunay, Batuhan, Icardi, Sane, Yunus, Eren, Ilkay, Ahmed, Asprilla, Kaan, Gokdeniz, Lang
How to Observe Liverpool vs Galatasaray: Television Channel, Live Online Feeds
The commencement time on Wednesday is 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the United Kingdom, direct transmission will be available on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate. Streaming access is via Discovery Plus.
TNT Sports commands a monthly fee of £30.99, encompassing Eurosport and entertainment content, and is accessible on a broad array of devices, including smart televisions and gaming consoles.
Effective March 26, TNT Sports’ streaming service will transition from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.
Statistical Overview: Liverpool vs Galatasaray
- Liverpool has advanced to the Champions League round of 16 in eight of the past nine seasons, but they have been eliminated in their last two encounters at this specific stage.
- The Reds have suffered defeat in 11 of their most recent 16 two-legged European competitions where they lost the initial leg away from their home ground.
- Their cumulative record following a 1-0 first-leg away loss stands at nine victories from 13 ties.
- They have secured 15 wins and endured four losses in their last 19 European matches held at Anfield.
- Five of their six prior home games against Turkish opponents have culminated in wins (D1), with clean sheets maintained in five of those six contests.
- Galatasaray is striving for their first quarter-final appearance since the 2012/13 season.
- They have triumphed in two and lost two of their four previous two-legged contests against English adversaries, securing victory in only one of their 12 earlier away matches against English teams (D3 L8).
- A 3-2 success at Manchester United during the 2023/24 Champions League group stage marked their sole win on that journey.
- Cimbom have been defeated in 19 of their last 23 away fixtures in the main Champions League tournament (W2 D2).
- All but three of their 17 preceding two-legged European ties, after winning the first leg at home, have concluded victoriously, yet they have lost two of the last three instances where their first-leg advantage was a mere single goal.
- The Turkish squad has achieved three clean sheets in their last 33 European matches, two of which were against Liverpool.