Liverpool and Galatasaray will renew acquaintances on Tuesday at RAMS Park, with the clubs set to clash in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.
The Reds will be looking to salvage a miserable domestic season with a successful European run, though they will have to first get past their Turkish hosts.
Galatasaray managed to get the better of the Reds in the league phase in September 2025, winning 1-0 thanks to Victor Osimhen's penalty strike.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 5
Galatasaray wins: 2
Draws: 2
Liverpool wins: 1
Liverpool and Galatasaray have rarely met in European competition, though all five of their encounters have come after the turn of the century in the Champions League.
The first meeting between the clubs took place in February 2002 at Anfield, as the two clubs played out a 0-0 draw, though the English side ultimately progressed from the second group stage of the competition.
Emile Heskey would rescue a point against the Turkish Super Lig side in the reverse fixture in 2001-02 when he netted an equaliser in the 79th minute, cancelling out Radu Niculescu's opener that was scored eight minutes prior for the home team.
A Peter Crouch brace and a strike from Luis Garcia gave the Reds a 3-0 lead by the 52nd minute when they faced Cim-Bom in September 2006 in the Champions League again, but two quickfire goals fromUmit Karan made the last half hour unnecessarily nervy.
Galatasaray would get their revenge in December that year when they beat Liverpool 3-2 in Turkey, coming from behind after Robbie Fowler had given the visitors a 22nd-minute lead.
Despite losing that clash, the Merseysiders topped their group while their opponents finished last, and the Reds would go on to lose 2-1 in the Champions League final against AC Milan in May 2007.
Speaking of Liverpool defeats, Arne Slot oversaw a deserved 1-0 reverse to the Turkish side in the league phase of the 2025-26 tournament, where a Victor Osimhen penalty did the damage.
Last four meetings
Sep 30, 2025: Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool (Champions League)
Dec 05, 2006: Galatasaray 3-2 Liverpool (Champions League)
Sep 27, 2006: Liverpool 3-2 Galatasaray (Champions League)
Feb 26, 2002: Galatasaray 1-1 Liverpool (Champions League)
Feb 20, 2002: Liverpool 0-0 Galatasaray (Champions League)
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