Liverpool have conceded in six of their last eight home matches
Galatasaray have scored six goals in five Champions League away games this season
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Liverpool must overturn a one-goal deficit when they welcome Galatasaray to Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday.
Mario Lemina's early goal was enough for Gala to secure a 1-0 advantage from last week's first leg in Istanbul, with the Turkish giants well positioned to reach the quarter-finals of Europe's premier club competition for the first time in 13 years.
Arne Slot's hosts will still be confident they can turn the tie around, but Sunday's 1-1 draw with struggling Tottenham in the Premier League was hardly the ideal preparation for this crunch continental fixture.
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Team news
Slot left Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Ibrahima Konate out of his starting XI on Sunday but that trio are all expected to earn recalls on Wednesday night.
Club-record signing Alexander Isak (leg), Giovanni Leoni, Conor Bradley (both knee) and Wataru Endo (ankle) all remain in the Liverpool treatment room.
Former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez misses out for Galatasaray through suspension, but Lemina, Ilkay Gundogan and Lucas Torreira are among the ex-Premier League players set to feature.
Victor Osimhen has seven Champions League goals for the season and will lead the line for the Super Lig leaders once more.
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The stats
Liverpool have lost twice to Galatasaray in the Champions League already this season, extending their losing run against the Turkish giants to three matches, although all of those defeats have come away from home.
The last time the Reds lost three times to the same opponent in a single season was in 2015-16 when West Ham beat them home and away in the league and knocked them out of the FA Cup.
Liverpool have won 15 of their last 19 matches in European competition at Anfield.
Galatasaray have lost 20 of their last 25 away matches in the Champions League, winning just twice during that sequence.
Gala have also won just once and lost eight of their 12 away matches against English teams, with their sole victory coming against Manchester United in this competition in October 2023.
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Prediction
Liverpool have only won once in four matches and if they were to exit the Champions League on Wednesday night, the pressure would mount further on head coach Slot.
It has certainly not been a vintage season for the Reds, but their home record in Europe remains impressive and they should be able to turn this tie on its head against a Galatasaray side that are notoriously poor travellers on the continent, especially when they visit England.
Gala held a 3-0 first-leg lead over Juventus in the knockout phase play-offs, but they threw that advantage away during the return match in Turin, despite playing a large proportion of the contest against 10 men.
Juve took the tie to extra-time before Gala finally made their extra man count, but they are unlikely to be so fortunate at the home of the reigning Premier League champions.
Liverpool have the firepower to take this tie away from their visitors, but one clean-sheet in five, coupled with Galatasaray's own attacking qualities — Osimhen alone is worth a goal — means the Turkish side can score even in defeat.
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