Galatasaray vs. Liverpool: Head-to-head record and past meetings after Reds suffer Champions League round of 16 defeat

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 6

Draws: 2

Liverpool versus Galatasaray has been a rare fixture over the years - all six of their encounters have taken place in the Champions League in the 21st century - and perhaps surprisingly, the Turkish giants boast three wins to the Reds' one, with a further two draws being shared between the clubs.

The first-ever meeting between the sides was hosted at Anfield in February 2002, when the teams played out a 0-0 draw, though the English club ultimately progressed from the second group stage of the competition.

Emile Heskey would rescue a point against the Turkish Super Lig side in the reverse fixture in 2001-02 when he netted an equaliser in the 79th minute, cancelling out Radu Niculescu's opener that was scored eight minutes prior for the home team.

A Peter Crouch brace and a strike from Luis Garcia gave the Reds a 3-0 lead by the 52nd minute when they faced Cim-Bom in September 2006 in the Champions League again, but two quickfire goals from Umit Karan made the last half hour unnecessarily nervy.

However, Galatasaray managed to get their revenge in December that year as they went on to beat Liverpool 3-2 in Turkey, coming from behind to triumph after Robbie Fowler had given the visitors a 22nd-minute lead.

Despite losing that clash, the Merseysiders topped their group while their opponents finished last, though the Reds would go on to lose 2-1 in the Champions League final against AC Milan in May 2007.

Speaking of Liverpool defeats, Arne Slot oversaw a deserved 1-0 loss against Cim-bom in the league phase of the 2025-26 tournament, with a Victor Osimhen penalty downing the Reds in Istanbul.

Most recently, the Premier League champions headed back to RAMS Park in March 2026 for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie, only to suffer a repeat of September's disappointment, leaving the Merseysiders trailing 1-0 ahead of the return leg at Anfield after an early Mario Lemina goal.

The top scorers in this fixture - Liverpool's Fowler and Crouch, and Galatasaray's Karan - have all registered two goals apiece, and if Osimhen's goal had not been ruled out for an offside in March's first leg, then he would have matched the trio's tally.