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

By Lewis Nolan | 28 Sep 2025 23:40, Last updated: 25 Nov 2025 11:19

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 5

Draws: 2

Liverpool and Galatasaray have rarely met in European competition, though all five of their encounters have come after the turn of the century in the Champions League.

The first meeting between the clubs took place in February 2002 at Anfield, as the two clubs played out a 0-0 draw, though the English side 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.

Galatasaray would get their revenge in December that year when they beat Liverpool 3-2 in Turkey, coming from behind 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, and 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 reverse to the Turkish side in the league phase of the 2025-26 tournament, where a Victor Osimhen penalty did the damage.