Liverpool in danger of matching unwanted record with defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League

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Liverpool are in danger of suffering yet another defeat to Turkish outfit Galatasaray in the Champions League this week.Arne Slot’s side have typically been better in Europe this season, but they have already lost on two occasions to their upcoming opponents.They lost 1-0 in the group phase, 1-0 last week and another defeat on March 18 would mean Liverpool have lost to the same team three times in a single season for the first time since 2015/16. Is the famous Anfield atmosphere for European ties finally dead? ☠️ Our recent record does not bode well for turning things around against Galatasaray… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Marc Atkins Liverpool would match 2015/16 losing record with defeat to GalatasarayThe last team to beat the Reds three times in the same campaign were West Ham United over a decade ago.They first lost 3-0 to West Ham on August 29, 2015 in the Premier League before Jurgen Klopp arrived.Then, the German suffered a 2-0 away defeat on January 2, 2016, before then being bested by the East London outfit in a fourth-round FA Cup tie on February 9 of that year.It means that should Liverpool lose on Wednesday, Slot will be the first manager to suffer that fate since before 2015/16, as Klopp was not in charge of all three matches.Furthermore, it’s worth noting that the Merseyside outfit have now lost their last three matches against Galatasaray already, just not in one campaign.But on the plus side, all three defeats have come away from Anfield.In another potential boost, Galatasaray, who will not have fans in the stadium this week, have won just one of their 12 away games against English teams in all competitions (three draws and eight losses), last winning 3-2 at Manchester United in October 2023.But not all the stats are in Liverpool’s favour, especially when it comes to overturning deficits.The Reds have lost the first leg of a Champions League knockout stage tie and then still gone on to progress to the next round on just two occasions previously.The most recent comeback was, of course, that infamous win over FC Barcelona, with the previous triumph coming all the way back in 2006/07 against Chelsea.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox