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Reds seeking to overturn first-leg deficit at Anfield and seal quarter-final place with pressure on Arne Slot

Return: Mohamed Salah is back in the Liverpool starting lineup against Galatasaray

Liverpool vs Galatasaray LIVE!

Liverpool will be hoping for another memorable Anfield night in the Champions League as they host Galatasaray in the last 16. The Reds trail in the tie after a second 1-0 defeat of the season in Istanbul last week, when Mario Lemina’s early goal sealed victory and Ibrahima Konate’s equaliser was ruled out by VAR. Liverpool lost by the same scoreline to the same opponents during the league phase and the result only served to pile pressure on Arne Slot.

That scrutiny has grown more intense after another lacklustre display against relegation-battling Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, in which they conceded yet another late goal to draw. Slot could really use a statement comeback this evening to reach the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite club competition, where they would face Paris Saint-Germain after the holders demolished Chelsea.

Liverpool remain without Alexander Isak as Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkez, Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike all return. The visitors won well at the weekend to strengthen their lead at the Super Lig summit, though are missing the likes of Davinson Sanchez and will have no fans at Anfield due to a UEFA ban. Follow Liverpool vs Galatasaray live below!

Live updates

1 minute ago

Osimhen looking to fire Galatasaray into quarter-finals

Galatasaray have a dreadful recent record on English soil, winning on only one of their last 12 visits.

Will they defend from the outset at Anfield tonight and look to sit on that 1-0 first-leg lead?

Not if Victor Osimhen has anything to say about it...

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8 minutes ago

Liverpool fans want more from Mac Allister

Some Liverpool fans want to see plenty more from Alexis Mac Allister in midfield tonight...

18 minutes ago

Liverpool 'need early goal' to settle Anfield nerves

The versatile Dominik Szoboszlai looks to be back in the No10 role for Liverpool tonight, with Jeremie Frimpong at right-back and Florian Wirtz down the left.

Reds fans on social media are demanding an early goal at Anfield to settle any nerves.

29 minutes ago

Galatasaray also make four changes from weekend

Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk also makes four changes to the team that brushed aside Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 in the Super Lig on Saturday.

Abdulkerim Bardakci and Ismail Jakobs replace the suspended Davinson Sanchez and Eren Elmali in defence.

Last week’s match-winner Mario Lemina and Sacha Boey also come in as Yunus Akgun and Noa Lang drop to the bench.

It’s two changes from the first leg also, with Sanchez and Lang replaced by Boey and Roland Sallai.

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40 minutes ago

Four Liverpool changes as Konate, Kerkez, Salah and Ekitike return

So Arne Slot makes four changes to the Liverpool team that started against Tottenham.

Ibrahima Konate returns from a hamstring injury and replaces Joe Gomez, who is fit enough for the bench.

Andy Robertson makes way for Milos Kerkez at left-back and Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike are both restored in attack as Rio Ngumoha and Cody Gakpo make way.

It’s two changes from the first leg in Istanbul, with Alisson Becker and Jeremie Frimpong replacing Giorgi Mamardashvili and Gomez.

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44 minutes ago

Galatasaray lineup

Galatasaray XI: Cakir, Boey, Singo, Bardakci, Jakobs, Torreira, Lemina, Sallai, Gabriel Sara, Baris Yilmaz, Osimhen

Subs: Sen, Guvenc, Icardi, Sane, Yunus Akgun, Elmali, Gundogan, Kutucu, Asprilla, Ayhan, Gurpuz, Lang

51 minutes ago

Liverpool lineup

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Wirtz, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Nyoni, Nallo, Morrison, Ngumoha

1 hour ago

Liverpool could face PSG reunion

As mentioned, it will be Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals next month for the winners of this last-16 tie.

The holders followed up their 5-2 home thrashing of Chelsea with an easy 3-0 second-leg victory at Stamford Bridge last night, completing an 8-2 aggregate demolition.

Liverpool lost on penalties to PSG in the last 16 at Anfield last season after a pair of respective 1-0 away wins.

It has emerged in the French press this evening that PSG forward Bradley Barcola is likely to miss both legs of the quarter-finals with a severe right ankle ligament sprain that will keep him sidelined for several weeks.

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich is the likely other last-eight tie in that part of the bracket, with Bayern 6-1 up against Atalanta ahead of tonight’s second leg in Bavaria.

Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium last night to win 5-1 on aggregate.

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1 hour ago

Galatasaray fans banned from Anfield for crunch clash

Galatasaray will have no away support inside Anfield tonight after they were prevented by UEFA from selling tickets and fined £34,800 for their fans allegedly throwing objects and lighting fireworks during the dramatic knockout play-off tie second leg against Juventus in Turin last month.

But plenty appear to have made the trip to Merseyside this week anyway.

There have been plenty of videos and images circulating on social media of Galatasaray fans greeting their team bus in Liverpool last night, with flares and fireworks lighting up the city centre.

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1 hour ago

Slot disputes Carragher claim that Liverpool are a 'team of individuals'

Arne Slot also gave his reaction to Jamie Carragher’s analysis of Liverpool’s failings on Monday Night Football, in which he surmised that the current Reds squad are a “team of individuals”.

Slot said to that: "If he means we are not perfectly playing together in ball possession and off the ball then he is right.

"It is not like we are 11 individuals - if he meant that then I completely disagree.

“That is nothing to do with an individual mentality, but that the connections are not as strong yet.

"I agree with a lot of things Jamie has said throughout this whole season. This particular one, I disagree with him. I don't see this after we conceded for 1-1.

"After so many disappointments, it would not have been strange if the players had given up but they did not.

“They (Spurs) had a counter-attack where seven or eight of our players were back in our 18-yard-box and we blocked the shot and the corner led to a chance all the way on the other side for Hugo Ekitike.

"A team that has given up, a team of individuals or a team that does not work together, does not show that resilience after our 120th setback this season - that is a bit of an exaggeration but we have had many.

"He (Carragher) said a lot of things throughout this season that I agree with because I see similar.

“I cannot always say them and it is helpful for me to not go into detail with other ones I have agreed with."