Liverpool delivered a scintillating performance to put four goals past Galatasaray and set up a Champions League quarter-final against reigning champions Paris St-Germain.
2025/2026 UEFA Champions League
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Match Report
Trailing 1-0 after defeat in Istanbul last week, Arne Slot's side levelled the tie on aggregate when Dominik Szoboszlai converted a well-worked set-piece.
On the brink of half-time, Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved by Ugurcan Cakir but Liverpool scored three goals in the space of 11 second-half minutes to put the tie to bed.
Hugo Ekitike tapped in from close range after a superb ball from Salah before Ryan Gravenberch finished after Salah's effort was saved by Cakir.
Wilfried Singo then turned the ball into his own net from Jeremie Frimpong's cross but Frimpong was offside and minutes later, Salah scored an absolute belter.
From outside the box, it was a trademark curling finish from Salah, who found the top corner and in doing so, became the first African to score 50 Champions League goals.
Liverpool could easily have scored more, with Salah striking the bar and - were it not for Cakir - the final result could have been even uglier for Galatasaray, who had no away fans inside Anfield after they were hit with a Uefa sanction following crowd disturbances during their previous away game at Juventus.
The result means two English sides will be in the last eight of the Champions League, with Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Barcelona all eliminated. Arsenal will take on Sporting in one of the other quarter-finals.
For Arne Slot, it will be a first Champions League quarter-final and a chance to get one back against Luis Enrique's side - who knocked Liverpool out of this competition last season.
Match Events
25' GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Galatasaray (Dominik Szoboszlai)
49' Penalty Missed! (Mohamed Salah)
51' GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Galatasaray (Hugo Ekitiké)
53' GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Galatasaray (Ryan Gravenberch)
62' GOAL! Liverpool 4-0 Galatasaray (Mohamed Salah)
Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Konate, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitiké, Milos Kerkez, Wirtz
Subs: Robertson, Freddie Woodman, Joe Gomez, Gakpo, Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Trey Nyoni, Kieran Morrison, Amara Nallo, Rio Ngumoha
Galatasaray XI: Lemina, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Roland Sallai, Torreira, Uğurcan Çakır, Osimhen, Ismail Jakobs, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Gabriel Sara, Boey, Singo
Subs: Gundogan, Günay Güvenç, Kaan Ayhan, Icardi, Sane, Akgun, Sen, Lang, Ahmed Kutucu, Eren Elmalı, Yáser Asprilla, Gökdeniz Gürpüz