Super Eagles of Nigeria, striker Victor Osimhen scored from the spot as Galatasaray dealt Liverpool a stinging second successive defeat on a tough Champions League night in Istanbul on Tuesday.
To compound their woes, Liverpool lost goalkeeper Alisson and French striker Hugo Ekitike to injury, with manager Arne Slot ruling the Brazilian out of Liverpool’s next Premier League game at Chelsea.
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Liverpool were beaten for the first time this season, but a series of late winners have masked an unconvincing start since a transformation of the squad that won the Premier League title last season.
“It’s never positive if you go off like this. You can be sure he’s not playing on Saturday and let’s wait how long it’s going to take,” he said of Alisson, who made key saves but could not keep out Osimhen’s 16th-minute penalty.
The masked Nigerian striker stepped up after Baris Alper Yilmaz went down on being swiped in the face by Dominik Szoboszlai.
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