Overview

• Victor Osimhen scored from the spot in the 16th minute after Dominik Szoboszlai’s trailing arm caught Baris Alper Yilmaz, a penalty the VAR review upheld.
• Referee Clement Turpin later overturned a late Liverpool penalty for a challenge on Ibrahima Konaté after checking the pitchside monitor.
• Arne Slot left Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak on the bench, deployed Szoboszlai at right-back with Jeremie Frimpong ahead of him, and drew criticism for the selection.
• Goalkeeper Alisson departed injured; Slot confirmed he will miss Saturday’s match at Chelsea as Giorgi Mamardashvili came on for his Liverpool Champions League debut.
• Liverpool remain on three points from two group games after back-to-back defeats, prompting renewed concerns over defensive cohesion, while captain Virgil van Dijk called for calm.