Dávinson Sánchez (der.), Colombian defender of Galatasaray, disputes a ball with Mohamed Salah, Liverpool striker.
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Galatasaray on Tuesday gave one of the surprises of the day in the Champions League by beating Liverpool in Istanbul 1-0. In a meeting full of intensity, the Turkish team won thanks to a penalty converted by Victor Osimhen at minute 16.
One of the figures of the party was the Colombian defender Dávinson Sánchez. The Caucano cleared nine balls, intercepted two, recovered four balls and won all his duels to the ground. He even encouraged to try a shot from the front that was diverted.
The game began with vertiginous rhythm. Just two minutes, the Uruguayan steering wheel Lucas Torreira leaked a masterful pass for the Turkish end Barış Alper Yilmaz, whose shot was rejected by Alisson, Brazilian goalkeeper of Liverpool.
Then, Liverpool responded with a hand to hand of the Frenchman Hugo Ekitike that Uğurcan çakır held. The rebound fell to Ryan Gravenberch, who finished off unorthodoxly, forcing Dávinson Sánchez's miraculous intervention, who cleared the ball on the line.
The misfortune would arrive for Liverpool shortly after. Gravenberch hit Yilmaz with his hand and the French referee Clément Turpin pointed out the white point. Osimhen did not forgive and, with a shot to the center, advanced to Galatasaray and unleashed the euphoria in Istanbul.
The Nigerian striker was close to expanding the advantage after an error between Ibrahima Konaté and Gravenberch himself, but this time Alisson won the duel. However, the Brazilian goalkeeper had to be injured and was replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Liverpool tried to react in the complement. Arne Slot moved the bank at the time of play, giving entry to Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak and Conor Bradley in search of greater offensive depth. However, they crashed into a very solid galatasaray, led by the figure of Dávinson.
There was suspense arrived in the final minutes. In 89, it seemed that there was a foul on Konaté within the area, but after review of the VAR the referee rectified and annulled the decision. Galatasaray resisted and celebrated a historic victory over one of the favorites.
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