Galatasaray star who rejected Brendan Rodgers in 2014 can haunt Liverpool in Champions League
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(Credit: Imago) Mon 29 September 2025 18:00, UK Liverpool have the chance to put their Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace behind them with a game against Galatasaray in the Champions League to prepare for.Arne Slot has a lot of work to do with his starting lineup after Wayne Rooney said Florian Wirtz upsets Liverpool’s balance, while concerns persist over the major drop-off in Mohamed Salah’s form.Ibrahima Konate is facing an Anfield exit amid his poor form, too. He has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid amid the club’s failure to extend his contract which is set to expire in nine months.Chiesa has replaced Leoni in Liverpool’s Champions League squad, and so he will get his first taste of Champions League football this season when the Reds make the trip to Turkey.Credit: ImagoLiverpool almost signed Mauro Icardi in 2016, before he rejected themLiverpool were heavily linked with a move to sign Mauro Icardi, but the Argentine forward rejected Brendan Rodgers, who was forced to sign Mario Balotelli instead.
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The 32-year-old has five goals in six games in the Super Lig and will be keen to dent the Reds’ Champions League aspirations.Liverpool’s record in Turkey is cause for major concernLiverpool need a win and a good performance to regain some of the confidence they lost in the 2-1 defeat to Palace.It couldn’t be a more challenging fixture on paper, given that Liverpool have only ever won a single match away to a Turkish side.In fact, they haven’t done it since beating Trabzonspor in 2010 in a Europa League play-off match where they narrowly won 2-1. Of course, Liverpool return to Turkey with a drastically better team than the 2015 side that lost 1-0 to Besiktas.Date OpponentResultCompetition20 October 1976Trabzonspor0-1 (Loss)European Cup22 February 2002Galatasaray1-1 (draw)Champions League Group Stage5 December 2006Galatasaray2-3 (Loss)Champions League Group Stage24 October 2007Beşiktaş1-2 (Loss)Champions League Group Stage26 August 2010Trabzonspor2-1 (Win)Europa League Play-off26 February 2015Beşiktaş0-1 (Loss)Europa League Round of 32September 29, 2025GalatasarayTBDChampions League Group StageEvery Liverpool away result against Turkish opposition (via LFC History)A win over Galatasaray on Tuesday (30 September) would make it two wins from two in Europe this season, but Arne Slot will be hoping for a more relaxed affair than the 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid in the opening Champions League match of the season.