How Turkish media reacted to Galatasaray's 'horror show' loss to Liverpool

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Galatasaray simply couldn't deal with Liverpool at Anfield, with the Turkish champions blown away by the Reds as they exited the Champions League in the last-16Galatasaray had a night to forget as it was blown away by Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)To say Galatasaray’s visit to Anfield didn’t go to plan would be an understatement.The Turkish champions had dreams of finishing the job off against Liverpool after claiming a second win over the six-time European champions in Istanbul, and securing a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. They barely laid a glove on the Reds though as Arne Slot’s side blew them away with a resounding 4-0 victory, thanks to an 11-minute second-half blitz.Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah well and truly ended the visitors’ hopes after Dominik Szoboszlai’s first-half opener.

Liverpool, however, turned the tie on its head with a ruthless second-leg display.”Saraymedya was a little more reserved in its analysis, writing: “Galatasaray’s effort was insufficient,” and adding: “Galatasaray failed to deliver an effective performance throughout the match.”And the last word goes to Fotomac’s Zeki Uzundurukan, who knew the writing was on the wall at half-time, even after Salah saw his penalty saved.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.“Seeing our poor performance in the first half, I thought, 'Oh no, Liverpool are going to pull ahead in the second half,'” he wrote.“I shouldn't have said that.

But there was a grim reality: we were playing terribly!“Even Okan Buruk's correct substitutions at the start of the second half couldn't add an iota of rhythm and tempo to Galatasaray's mediocre football. Just like in the first half, Liverpool dominated the second, and we just watched as a team."The journalist continued: "Liverpool came at our goal like a torrent of water.