VAR takes centre stage as Galatasaray edge past Liverpool | OneFootball

The round of 16 started off on the wrong foot for Alexis Mac Allister's Liverpool, suffering a 1-0 defeat against Galatasaray away, in the first leg of the series.

Practically from the locker room and at 7 minutes, Mario Lemina opened the scoring for the home team and surprised Arne Slot's team, which never found answers to level the score.

In the match, the VAR also played a key role. First, by disallowing a goal by Victor Osimhen due to an offside position. Then, it annulled what would have been Liverpool's equalizer, due to a handball by Ibrahim Konaté. Thus, the match ended 1-0 in favor of the Turkish team.

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