Galatasaray fans have been banned from their Champions League trip to Liverpool, UEFA has confirmed.
The Turkish giants are set to travel to Anfield on March 18, after they have welcomed the Premier League champions to Istanbul. It will be the second time the Reds have travelled there this season, losing out to Galatasaray in the league phase.
However, there will be no away fans for the reverse fixture after UEFA has banned Galatasaray from selling tickets to its supporters for one away match for the “throwing of objects, lighting of fireworks and crowd disturbances”.
Galatasaray fans
Galatasaray fans are being punished for their actions against Juventus (Image: Getty Images)
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The European governing body are punishing the Turkish giants' fans for their behaviour during their 3-2 defeat at Juventus on February 25 - where they scraped through to the the last 16.
According to Italian media, Galatasaray fans clashed with home supporters and local police before the game. And a father and daughter had to be taken to hospital after they were struck by a firecracker.
Galatasaray has also been fined €40,000 (£34.7k) as part of the ruling by UEFA’s Appeals Body. In a statement, the club confirmed: "An appeal will be filed with the UEFA Appeals Committee against this decision."
Victor Osimhen (L) of Galatasaray in action Ibrahima Konate (R) of Liverpool
Galatasaray beat Liverpool earlier in the season (Image: Getty Images)
Ahead of their first leg, Liverpool will again travel to Molineux - where they lost to Wolves on Tuesday evening.
On their performance, Slot said: "Same old story. Recently, we are picking up points because many times we’ve scored from set-pieces.
"But what did not change in the last five, six or seven games is that we struggle and find it very hard to score from the open-play chances that we do create.
"Not as many as I would like from all the ball possession we have, but enough and far more than the other team. But, end result, we score one and they score two – and indeed another time in extra time, so it sums up our season again in this game as well."