Liverpool No. 1 keeper Alisson Becker will miss the match injured. Giorgi Mamardashvili will thus make his first appearance since an FA Cup win over Barnsley two months ago. He also came on as a sub in September's 1-0 defeat at Galatasaray -- which won on Victor Osimhen's first-half penalty. Including that, the Lions have only lost one of their last nine home matches against English visitors (five wins, three draws). Galatasaray has scored three or more goals in eight of its last 13 European games at home overall. The Turkish champs scored five in the last round at home vs. Juventus.

Here's a hot take. You can 100% ladder this match in a very unique way. I think Galatasaray, as heavy underdogs, win this match. I'm going to bet Galatasaray Double Chance for a unit, I'm going to bet DNB for half unit, and I'm going to bet the straight ML for a quarter unit. Galatasaray are a team similar to Bodo Glimt in that when they play at home, they are a whole different beast, and a nightmare to play against. Liverpool, even as the favorites, will play to minimize damage in the first leg, then come back in the second. I expect a low scoring win or draw for Gala in leg one.

I am once again here to tell you all, that when you have Galatasaray at home, they should not be underdogs, against anyone. It's really that simple. Galatasaray already played Liverpool, at home in Champions League, and won that match 1-0. Mo Salah famously said afterwards: " I have never played in such an atmosphere in my life. IT was really hard to stay focused. The noise was deafening and we couldn't cope with it" Liverpool will focus on the second leg at home, and would be ecstatic to get a draw here.