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Galatasaray eliminated from Champions League after Liverpool inflict 4-0 defeat

19 March 2026 03:32 (UTC +04:00)

Galatasaray's remarkable Champions League campaign came to a crushing end at Anfield on Wednesday night, as Liverpool overwhelmed the Turkish champions 4-0 to overturn a first-leg deficit and advance to the quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate, APA reports citing Türkiye Today.

Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah all scored for the hosts, who tore apart a Galatasaray side depleted by the early loss of star striker Victor Osimhen to a suspected arm fracture.

Salah's goal made him the first African player to reach 50 Champions League goals, but for Galatasaray the night will be remembered as one of bitter disappointment after a campaign that had promised so much more.

Okan Buruk's side had arrived in England holding a 1-0 advantage from the first leg at Rams Park, having beaten Liverpool in all three of their previous meetings this season.

They had finished second in the Champions League league phase standings, ahead of heavyweights including Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and carried the hopes of becoming the first Turkish club to reach the quarterfinals in over two decades. Instead, they were torn apart in a devastating 12-minute second-half spell that exposed a chronic away weakness in European competition.