Victor Osimhen scored an early penalty when Galatasaray beat a Liverpool prone to errors, who lost goalkeeper Alisson and striker Hugo Ekitike for an injury, 1-0 in a noisy clash of the Champions League in Istanbul.
The masked Nigerian striker threw the ball beyond a Alisson diving when he took a step forward in the 16th minute of the game on Tuesday, after Baris Alper Yilmaz fell after a blow to the face by Dominik Szoboszlai.
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Liverpool made three changes in the alignment that suffered a defeat in the first league of the season by Crystal Palace on the weekend, with Mohamed Salah on the bank along with Alexander Isak's record firm.
Both arrived in the 62nd minute when Liverpool made a triple substitution, with Salah replacing the operator Jeremie Frimpong in the right wing, after Alisson had injured and was replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili in 56.
Ekitike, in the initial alignment upon his return from a domestic suspension, was injured in 68, on a night of bruises for visitors who had their possibilities but seemed alarmingly vulnerable in defense.
The victory was the first in seven years at home in the Champions League for the Turkish team, and a notable, against opponents who were undefeated in all competitions until last weekend and now received two defeats in a row.
Galatasaray could have already been in front of the second minute when Yilmaz caught the duration of the defense and went one by one with Alisson, who remained firm and excluded the danger.
Liverpool then lost a golden opportunity in the 13th minute when Ekitike mixes the ball after getting into a score position, and Cody Gakpo had a clear shot of the line in the bounce.
From almost taking the lead, Liverpool found himself behind seconds later, when Osimhen took a step forward and lifted the already volcanic crowd to the point of the eruption.
The visitors had the opportunity to match in the 32nd minute, with another blocked Ekitike shot and Ibrahima Konate disappeared from a short distance, but continued to look vulnerable and gave a free kick on the edge of the area in the mid -time blow.
The second half brought a series of substitutions, but without changes in the field and Liverpool still looks nervous in defense, with a loose step while Galatasaray constantly worked to maintain the pressure.
Alisson limited after saving Osimhen and Ekitike and then stopped after stretching for the ball.
Liverpool sniffed an equalizer in 88 when referee Clement Turpin pointed out the place, but the decision was revoked by a VAR review that decided that Wilfried Singo had played the ball ahead of Ibrahima Konate.
Galatasaray fans exhibited banners who protested the war in Gaza at both ends of the field, and there was a tribute to the deceased Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva before the beginning.
Liverpool coach Arne Slot said he was “disappointed” with the result and said Szoboszlai “did nothing wrong with” granting the penalty.
“[Yilmaz] I felt a small movement in my face and fell. Sometimes we are a bit mocked in situations like this, “said Amazon Prime.” I can't blame Dom in a situation like this. “
Liverpool captain, Virgil Van Dijk, said there was no need for his side to be scared, but needed to cut the errors.
“I hate losing, but there should be no panic and an improvement is needed,” Amazon Prime told Amazon.
“There was a great step tonight of will and the hard work we did compared to the weekend.
“Now we have to turn opportunities and not make stupid mistakes sometimes. It is a process and we have to move on.”
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