What Galatasaray did after beating Liverpool will now come back to bite them in the Champions League - opinion

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Galatasaray mocked Liverpool on social media after the meeting earlier this season, which could now come back to bite them.The Champions League last-16 draw took place on Friday morning and saw the Reds pitted against the Turkish outfit.After the draw was confirmed, Liverpool were made heavy favourites to progress into the quarter-finals, where they will face one of Chelsea or PSG.This is despite the fact that the Merseyside outfit have a poor record against Galatasaray, including losing 1-0 in a group phase game earlier this season. Liverpool are going to have to change this to make it to the UCL quarter-finals… Give us your early predictions for the last-16 clash with Galatasaray Photo Credit: Getty Images/Gerrit van Keulen/Soccrates Galatasaray mocked Liverpool after Champions League winLiverpool met the Aslan in their second group game of the campaign on September 30, 2025.It was a largely full-strength team from Slot, though Jeremie Frimpong was playing right-wing and Dominik Szoboszlai was at right-back.In the end, Galatasaray secured a 1-0 home win thanks to a 16th-minute Victor Osimhen penalty.Following the clash, the Turkish side’s official English X/Twitter account posted a photo of Milos Kerkez on his knees with several of their players in the background, celebrating.They captioned the post: “You’ll never walk alone, but sometimes you walk out without points,” followed by a shrugging emoji.When it became known Galatasaray would be facing Slot’s side or Atletico Madrid in the last-16, Osimhen said he’s worried Liverpool will want revenge.The striker stated: “I mean, to be honest with you, meeting Liverpool now is going to be like some sort of revenge.”Osimhen is correct in his assessment, and that tweet should be all the fuel Slot needs to get his Liverpool players riled up for their first Champions League last-16 leg on March 10.It’s a bit Mikel Arteta-esque to bring up social media comments in a pre-match team talk.But with Liverpool struggling for consistent form across the campaign, they will need all the motivation they can get to ensure they enjoy a successful European campaign.The Reds are clear favourites to beat Galatasaray according to Opta, but that does not mean they can take their foot off the gas next month.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox