Overview
- Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk said Victor Osimhen was given about 10 minutes against Alanyaspor to “experience the pain” and will be assessed after training before a decision is made.
- Liverpool trained a 24-man group on Monday with no new injuries reported, with only Giovanni Leoni sidelined long term.
- Federico Chiesa has been added to Liverpool’s Champions League squad and trained, while Hugo Ekitike returns from domestic suspension.
- Arne Slot is weighing whether to start Alexander Isak or recall Ekitike up front after Isak logged 84 minutes at Crystal Palace.
- The match is set for Tuesday, September 30, at RAMS Park, with Galatasaray entering on seven straight league wins after a 5-1 European loss to Eintracht Frankfurt and Liverpool coming off a 3-2 win over Atletico followed by defeat at Palace.