Galatasaray 1 Liverpool 0 – Slot’s century marred by defensive mistakes and attacking profligacy

Virgil van Dijk and Galatasaray’s match winner, Mario Lemina
“In so many ways, this was a microcosm of Liverpool’s season. There was defensive frailty and profligacy undermining their own attacking efforts. Arne Slot saw his team concede from a set piece — Galatasaray’s first effort of the evening. All of it felt uncomfortably familiar as the Turkish side, who pride themselves on making the Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi a fortress, claimed a narrow lead from the first leg of the last-16 Champions League tie.