§ Champions League · 2025-26 · Round of 16

Liverpool 4–0 Galatasaray

  • Szoboszlai 25'
  • Ekitiké 51'
  • Gravenberch 53'
  • Salah 62'

18 March 2026

The match in data

Liverpool got the better of Galatasaray, 4–0, on 18 March 2026, in the 2025-26 Champions League (Round of 16).

Player of the match: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), rated 63, thanks above all to 0.87 xG (non-penalty) and 6 shots on target (non-penalty). Salah produced 2.6 times as much as a forward typically does, at 1.1 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Galatasaray, the highest-rated player was Abdülkerim Bardakcı, with 62.

Mohamed Salah missed a penalty at 45+4'.

63
Player of the match

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool · 74'

Produced 2.56× and cost 1.11× their position's average

Added
  • 0.87 xG (non-penalty) 3.9×
  • 6 shots on target (non-penalty) 4.0×
  • 1 goal (non-penalty) 4.0×
Took away
  • 5 failed dribbles 4.0×
  • 8 duels lost 1.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Liverpool
PlayerPositionMinRating
Curtis Jones Midfielder 23 74
Mohamed Salah ★ Forward 74 63
Virgil van Dijk Defender 90 60
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder 90 59
Hugo Ekitiké Forward 89 59
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder 90 55
Florian Wirtz Midfielder 89 54
Alisson Goalkeeper 90 48
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder 89 46
Ibrahima Konaté Defender 90 45
Milos Kerkez Defender 90 31
Jeremie Frimpong Defender 67 27
Cody Gakpo Forward 16 no rating
Federico Chiesa Forward 1 no rating
Rio Ngumoha Forward 1 no rating
Trey Nyoni Midfielder 1 no rating
Galatasaray
PlayerPositionMinRating
Abdülkerim Bardakcı Defender 73 62
Noa Lang Forward 34 57
Uğurcan Çakır Goalkeeper 90 55
Leroy Sané Forward 44 54
Lucas Torreira Midfielder 60 44
Mario Lemina Midfielder 90 42
Ismail Jakobs Defender 90 40
Wilfried Singo Defender 90 38
Sacha Boey Defender 46 38
Barış Alper Yılmaz Midfielder 90 36
Gabriel Sara Midfielder 90 29
Victor Osimhen Forward 46 29
Roland Sallai Midfielder 90 27
Yunus Akgün Forward 30 27
Eren Elmalı Defender 17 no rating
Mauro Icardi Forward 10 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Galatasaray player recovered the most balls?

Lucas Torreira, with 7 recoveries. Next: Ismail Jakobs 5, Wilfried Singo 5.

In the 4–0 loss to Liverpool, Lucas Torreira led Galatasaray's defensive effort with 7 recoveries, ahead of Ismail Jakobs and Wilfried Singo.

Which Liverpool player won the most duels?

Hugo Ekitiké, with 8 duels won. Next: Dominik Szoboszlai 7, Alexis Mac Allister 7.

In the 4–0 win over Galatasaray, Hugo Ekitiké led Liverpool with 8 duels won. Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister followed closely behind with 7 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Liverpool 4–0 Galatasaray, Champions League 2025-26. Player of the match: Mohamed Salah, 63
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.