Liverpool notched a second consecutive defeat on Tuesday, this time losing 1-0 at Galatasaray in UEFA Champions League action as their luck with late goals starts to run out.
The Reds went down early as Victor Osimhen scored a penalty in the 17th minute, which ended up serving as the game’s lone goal. Liverpool’s 16 shots were not enough for them to find an equalizer, even as manager Arne Slot brought Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak off the bench, though the result will not be his only post-match concern. Goalkeeper Alisson came off in the second half with an injury, with Giorgi Mamardashvili filling in for the final half hour and making his Champions League debut in the process.
The day’s action began in the unlikely Champions League host city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, where Real Madrid put Saturday’s 5-2 loss at Atletico Madrid in the past with a 5-0 win at Kairat. Kylian Mbappe scored a hattrick to open the scoring, further establishing himself as the star of Los Blancos’ attacking show with Xabi Alonso at the helm, while Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz finishing things up with late goals.
Meanwhile in London, Chelsea collected their first win of the Champions League season with a 1-0 result against Jose Mourinho’s Benfica, the manager making his return to the competition after a five year absence. The Blues did not come out unscathed, though, with Joao Pedro picking the team’s third red card in four games when he received a second yellow card in stoppage time.
Champions League results
- Atalanta 2, Club Brugge 1
- Kairat 0, Real Madrid 5
- Pafos 1, Bayern Munich 5
- Inter 3, Slavia Praha 0
- Chelsea 1, Benfica 0
- Bodo/Glimt 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2
- Galatasaray 1, Liverpool 0
- Marseille 4, Ajax 0
- Atletico Madrid 5, Eintracht Frankfurt 1