Galatasaray hit and beat Liverpool on the second date of the Champions League

Galatasaray gave the surprise of the day and Liverpool beat 1-0 On date 2 of the League phase UEFA Champions League 2025-2026.

The only goal of the game made him Victor Osimhen of penalty At 16 minutes of play. About the end, the VAR denied a penalty to Liverpool.

The Turkish team was solid in its fiefwrapped by a hobby that pushed the epic of his team during the 90 minutes, while Liverpool, meanwhile, found a hostile atmosphere since the eve, when the local ultras received the English team with launch of firecracies upon arrival in Istanbul.

With this triumph, Galatasaray takes away Boca’s bad taste after the hard defeat of the first day against Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1.

The ‘reds’on the other hand, that the season had started full of victories, They chain their second consecutive defeat After falling last Saturday against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

The English team started better, but the first to warn was Galatasaray in a play in which Alisson had to intervene in the shot of Baris Alper Yilmaz, who preferred to look for the shot instead of giving up a Victor Osimhen completely alone.

The reply arrived in the 8th minute when Ekitike headed a good center of Gakpo, and shortly after the lighter of the match for the ‘reds’ came.

Tevenberch leaked a pass between the lines to Ekitike, who tried to overcome Cakir without success, and in the continuation of the Wirtz play he shot at the door, but Davinson Sanchéz cleared under sticks.

The ruling was paid by the visiting team because in the following action Szoboszlai committed a penalty about Yilmaz that Osimhen converted calmly, launching the center and unleashing euphoria in the stadium.

Liverpool tried to react, but found a very well organized galatasaray preventing any danger of danger against A Liverpool that lacked clarity in the last pass.

Davidson tested with a deviant Chilean, and Wirtz forced Cakir to make a good stop after a boat shot soon.

Those of Arne Slot barely disturbed Cakir in the final stretch of the first half with a header from Konaté that left.

In the resumption, Liverpool tried to step forward, but He ran back with an inspired Galatasaray who kept defensive solidity.

At 48 minutes, Ekitike tried luck with an elegant heel to Frimpong pass, although Cakir reacted well to avoid the tie.

The Turkish team responded with a very clear occasion in 55, when Osimhen stood alone before Alisson.

The Nigerian striker failed to beat the Brazilian who saved the 2-0, but ended up injured in the action, forcing the Georgian Mamardashvili to entry.

Arne Slot looked for solutions with the entrance of Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak, who soon appeared first with a weak shot after a Wirtz pass, and shortly thereafter in a combined action with Salah who also did not manage to disturb the local goalkeeper.

The bad fortune was primed with Liverpool and Ekitike had to retire due to physical discomfort, leaving its place to Alexis Mac Allister, which forced the attack to rebuild.

Meanwhile, Galatasaray, very solid back, barely granted spaces and stopped any English attempt.

In the 70th minute, Bradley finished off head, an action that reflected the impotence of the ‘reds’.

The English team still did not find clear paths towards the goal and, with the clock advancing, the tie seemed increasingly distant.

Liverpool maintained possession in the final stretch of the party, but was very poor in attack and could barely approach the rival area.

When the local victory seemed safe, in an isolated play, a reckless action of Singo that entered the iron and hit Konaté, The arbitration placed criminal, but after reviewing it in the VAR, he rectified his decision.

The Turks breathed and continued defending without granting danger until the end of the match to certify their first victory in this Champions League.