Liverpool vs. Galatasaray: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 7

Draws: 2

Liverpool versus Galatasaray has been a rare fixture over the years - all seven 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' two, 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.

In September 2006, a brace from Peter Crouch was compounded by a strike from Luis Garcia to give the Reds a seemingly commanding 3-0 lead over Cim-bom with just 52 minutes on the clock, 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 contest, the Merseysiders topped their group while their opponents finished last, though the campaign ended in frustration and disappointment as they went on to lose 2-1 against AC Milan in May 2007's Champions League final.

Speaking of Liverpool defeats, Arne Slot's struggling side were handed a deserved 1-0 loss against Cim-bom at RAMS Park in the league phase of the 2025-26 tournament, with a penalty from Victor Osimhen enough to secure all three points for Gala.

In March 2026, the Premier League champions headed back to Istanbul for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie, and were once again on the end of a 1-0 defeat after failing to respond to Mario Lemina's early opener.

That being said, the Reds found their feet in the second leg, and - on a night that saw Mohamed Salah score his 50th Champions League goal - the Merseysiders triumphed 4-0 to win 4-1 on aggregate and set up a mouthwatering quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.

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.