Overview

• Galatasaray beat favored Liverpool 1-0 in Istanbul on the second matchday of the Champions League group phase.
• The club’s official account tweaked Liverpool’s motto with the line, “You’ll never walk alone, but sometimes you walk out without points.”
• A separate post answered a pre-match fan banner on a Bosporus boat that read “We are one of the miracles of Istanbul” with “Your only miracle in Istanbul remains 2005,” paired with video of the banner.
• British outlets labeled it a disastrous evening for Liverpool and highlighted fresh injury concerns during the defeat, according to press roundups.
• The result adds European momentum to Galatasaray’s recent domestic rise and summer strengthening highlighted ahead of this campaign.