Liverpool 3-2 Galatasaray: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 27 September 2006

Result

Liverpool 3-2 Galatasaray

Champions League · Wednesday 27 September 2006, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

Liverpool · Galatasaray · Champions League predictions

Liverpool 3-2 Galatasaray: match report

Liverpool defeated Galatasaray 3-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday 27 September 2006. The half-time score was 2-0.

Peter Crouch opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Peter Crouch (9'), Luis García (14') and Peter Crouch (52'). Galatasaray scored through Ü. Karan (59') and Ü. Karan (65').

Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Galatasaray received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 26th on 5 points from 3 and Galatasaray 24th on 5 points from 3. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Liverpool wins, 2 draws and 0 for Galatasaray.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read D-D-W and Galatasaray's D-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Peter CrouchLiverpool · 1-0
  • 14'Goal · Luis GarcíaLiverpool · 2-0
  • 35'Yellow card · Ayhan AkmanGalatasaray
  • 52'Goal · Peter CrouchLiverpool · 3-0
  • 59'Goal · Ü. KaranGalatasaray · 3-1
  • 65'Goal · Ü. KaranGalatasaray · 3-2
  • 83'Yellow card · Xabi AlonsoLiverpool
  • 84'Yellow card · Hasan SasGalatasaray
  • 88'Yellow card · Steve FinnanLiverpool

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Liverpool 0, draws 2, Galatasaray 0.

Team news

Liverpool line-up

Pepe Reina, Steve Finnan, Daniel Agger, Fábio Aurélio, Jamie Carragher, Luis García, Jermaine Pennant, Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso