Liverpool vs Galatasaray Champions League preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, form, coaches' thoughts

Anfield is the stage for the denouement of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie between Liverpool and Galatasaray.

Where to watch on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.

What you need to know

Having beaten the Reds 1-0 in Istanbul in the league phase, Galatasaray repeated the feat in the round of 16 opener. A one-goal deficit looks slender in the face of a night under the lights at Anfield, but while Cimbom have yet to win at Liverpool's home stadium, they have not been overawed by Anfield in the past, drawing 0-0 in 2002 and losing 3-2 in 2006, after going 3-0 down.

Galatasaray's record on English soil is not the best (W1 D3 L8), but that lone win came at the home of Liverpool's historic rivals Manchester United, three years ago under the command of current boss Okan Buruk. He could yet oversee an even more significant coup at Anfield.

Possible line-ups

Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Frimpong, Van Dijk, Konaté, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitiké

Galatasaray: Uğurcan Çakır; Boey, Singo, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Jakobs; Torreira, Lemina; Barış Alper Yılmaz, Gabriel Sara, Lang; Osimhen

Form guide

Liverpool

Form: DLWLW (most recent result first)
Latest: Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham, 15/03, English Premier League

Galatasaray

Form: WWWWW
Latest: Galatasaray 3-0 Başakşehir, 14/03, Turkish Super League

Views from the camps

Arne Slot, Liverpool coach: "We have played them twice [this season] and lost twice. The good thing is that it's the first time we're playing at home and we have the support of our fans. We are working extremely hard to ensure the details are in our favour and not Galatasaray's like last time."

Andy Robertson, Liverpool defender: "We believe this squad is good enough to be in the last eight of Champions League but we have to show it. We didn't show it enough last week, we struggled all over the pitch, so the performance level has to go up. It's up to all of us to produce a performance and send the fans home happy."

Okan Buruk, Galatasaray coach: "It's not over. The second match is at their home ground and another very difficult match awaits us. Playing against a team like Liverpool is always very difficult because they are a high-quality team and you feel they can capitalise on every mistake you make. Now we will focus on the big test ahead. I always have faith in my players."

Mario Lemina, Galatasaray midfielder: "We wanted to win [the first leg] by fighting hard, just like in the first match [in the league phase]. And we did. Now there is one more match, at Anfield. We want to win there too, we want to reach the quarter-finals."

Reporter's view

Matthew Howarth, match reporter
A one-goal deficit is by no means insurmountable – not for a Liverpool side playing the second leg of a European tie in front of a fervent Anfield crowd. Galatasaray can take enormous pride and confidence from their first-leg triumph in Istanbul, but other than an uncharacteristic defeat by PSV, the Reds boast a flawless home record in the Champions League this season and will have their sights firmly set on securing a quarter-final spot.