Rare defeat: Liverpool lose in Europe for the 1st time after leading as late as the 69th minute

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Liverpool lost 3-2 away to Fenerbahçe on matchday four of the Champions League league phase. Isak put Liverpool 2-1 ahead in the 69th minute, but they conceded twice to suffer defeat.

Trey Nyoni opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 25th minute before Greenwood equalized for Fenerbahçe in the 29th. Isak restored Liverpool's lead in the 69th minute, but Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi scored in the 73rd and 79th minutes, respectively, to complete Fenerbahçe's comeback.

According to OptaJoe, this was the latest Liverpool have ever taken the lead in a major European competition match and gone on to lose. Before this game, Liverpool had never lost a major European match after taking the lead in the 69th minute or later.

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