IBRAHIMA KONATE and the Liverpool FC players huddle ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase Day 6 game between FC INTER and LIVERPOOL FC at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. Liverpool won the game 1:0.
IBRAHIMA KONATE and the Liverpool FC players huddle ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase Day 6 game between FC INTER and LIVERPOOL FC at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. Liverpool won the game 1:0.
Liverpool travel to Istanbul on Wednesday with a perfect Champions League record, while Fenerbahce are still waiting for their first win.
The hosts will be led by Dirk Kuyt, a former Liverpool forward.
Liverpool are third in the league-phase table with nine points from three games. They have scored 12 goals and conceded seven.
Fenerbahce are 31st with two points, having scored three and conceded nine. They drew 1-1 with Roma, lost 6-0 at Aston Villa and drew 2-2 with Slavia Prague.
Kuyt took over after Ismail Kartal resigned on 27 October, a day after a 2-1 derby defeat by Galatasaray. His first match in charge ended in a 2-1 home loss to Goztepe on Saturday. That result leaves Fenerbahce sixth in the Super Lig, nine points behind Galatasaray.
Liverpool arrive after their own setback. Arsenal won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday, with Kai Havertz scoring in the 16th minute.
Kick-off at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium is at 5.45pm GMT (8.45pm local). French referee Clement Turpin will take charge.
Andoni Iraola has named a 22-man travelling squad for the trip to Istanbul.
Travelling squad: Alisson, Gomez, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Munoz, Mamardashvili, Woodman, Barcola, Araujo, Nyoni, Chambers, McConnell, Koumas, Ngumoha and Danns.
Ryan Gravenberch is not in the group. He has a heel injury and is staying on Merseyside for treatment.
Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz are included after returning from injury against Arsenal. Rio Ngumoha, who starred in the 4-3 comeback win over Villarreal, also travels. He replaced Cody Gakpo in the 67th minute against Arsenal.
Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring), Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni (both knee) remain sidelined.
Fenerbahce have their own absentees. Kojo Oppong, Jayden Oosterwolde, Nathan Ake, Marco Asensio and Amara Diouf are all out injured.
Istanbul has been a difficult place for Liverpool. They have lost all five matches in the city since their 2005 Champions League final win there. That includes two 1-0 defeats at Galatasaray in the last 14 months.
Liverpool’s remaining league-phase opponents are Club Brugge, Porto, Inter and Lens.
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