Galatasaray vs Liverpool LIVE - Champions League score, Mario Lemina goal, Mohamed Salah subbed
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Close with one shot, though.Virgil van Dijk 6Didn’t have it all his own way defensively before interval but made two crucial interventions.Milos Kerkez 5Far too rash with some of his decision-making but unlucky to be booked first half after tussle with Yilmaz.Ryan Gravenberch 7Looked to get Liverpool moving in central areas and some good touches in tight positions.Alexis Mac Allister 5Bypassed a bit too often in the midfield scrap with Galatasaray happy to go long.Mohamed Salah 5Got into some good positions in the opening quarter but unable to make most of them.Dominik Szoboszlai 6Pressing created chances early on but became a bit lost during the wild first 45 minutes.Florian Wirtz 5Should really have scored at least once in the early moments and peripheral somewhat after that first half.Hugo Ekitike 6Put in plenty of effort before break but needed some better service and more protection from the referee.18:34KEY EVENTHalf-time: Galatasaray 1 Liverpool 0Poor decision making or execution at the decisive moments holding Liverpool back. Conceded with Galatasaray's first shot.
Lovely turn from Gravenberch to find the space for the pass to play it through.18:26Paul WheelockIt remains Galatasaray 1 Liverpool 0Five minutes of normal time to go in this first half.18:20Paul GorstMilos Kerkez booled for LiverpoolKerkez booked for a tackle on Yilmaz. 18:03Ian DoyleStrange gameThis is more like a Premier League game than the first leg of a Champions League match.Both teams are going for it and in truth Liverpool look dangerous every time they go forward and Florian WIrtz has just saw another chance go begging.Ibrahima Konate then fired over from distance with a good effort.18:00Paul WheelockWATCH the Mario Lemina opening goal for Galatasaray Not great from Liverpool's perspective.
Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool (Mario Lemina)It hadn't been coming.17:51Paul GorstMistake after mistakeLiverpool are forcing mistake after mistake at the back from Galatasaray but the final pass or the shot is letting them down so far. 17:50Ian DoyleAnother Liverpool openingLiverpool pressure Galatasaray into another mistake at the back and this time Wirtz choose to pass rather than shoot and the chance is lost17:49Paul GorstChance!Florian Wirtz should probably score there, as the goalkeeper makes a hash of a pass out, Wirtz hits it first time but it's wide.