Galatasaray Beats Liverpool 1-0 in Istanbul

Galatasaray beat Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League match in Istanbul after Victor Osimhen converted a 16th‑minute penalty awarded when Dominik Szoboszlai’s trailing arm struck Baris Alper Yilmaz. Arne Slot’s surprise selections — with Mohamed Salah and summer signing Alexander Isak on the bench, Szoboszlai at right‑back and Jeremie Frimpong on the wing — left Liverpool dominant in possession but error‑prone and disjointed defensively. The game worsened for both sides as Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and Galatasaray striker Hugo Ekitike were forced off with injuries. A late VAR review overturned what looked like a potential penalty for Ibrahima Konaté, so Liverpool had no awarded spot‑kick to salvage the game. Galatasaray, buoyed by a loud Rams Park crowd, punished Liverpool’s lapses and the result intensifies scrutiny on Slot after a summer overhaul and back‑to‑back defeats for the champions.