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Fenerbahce come from behind to beat Liverpool 3-2 in Istanbul
Fenerbahce beat Liverpool 3-2 in the Champions League in Istanbul on Wednesday, despite falling behind twice.
Liverpool goals from Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak were answered by Mason Greenwood, Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi.
Dirk Kuyt led Fenerbahce as interim manager after Ismail Kartal resigned last week; former Liverpool player Kuyt took charge of the Turkish side.
He said he urged his players to stay united and keep believing, drawing on lessons from Liverpool, who famously came back to win the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul.
The win ended Fenerbahce's four-game winless run in all competitions and was their first Champions League victory of the season.
Liverpool conceded all three goals from set pieces, and manager Andoni Iraola called them cheap and messy; the defeat followed a loss to Arsenal.
Fenerbahce have announced Emre Belözoğlu as their permanent manager, while Liverpool are due to play Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Fenerbahce beat Liverpool 3-2 in a Champions League match in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Liverpool twice took the lead, but goals from Mason Greenwood, Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi gave Fenerbahce the win.
The result was Fenerbahce’s first Champions League victory of the season and Liverpool’s first defeat in the competition this season.
Fenerbahce interim coach Dirk Kuyt called the result “another miracle in Istanbul.”
Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola described his team’s conceded goals as “cheap” and “messy.”
- Who
- Fenerbahce beat Liverpool 3-2.
- What
- Fenerbahce came from behind twice to win a Champions League match.
- When
- Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
- Where
- Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Why
- Fenerbahce scored three times, while Liverpool conceded three goals from set-pieces. The sources do not state a single broader cause for the result.
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Dirk Kuyt took charge of Fenerbahce after Ismail Kartal resigned following a 2-1 defeat to Galatasaray.
Trey Nyoni gave Liverpool an early lead, and Mason Greenwood equalised four minutes later.
Alexander Isak headed Liverpool back in front.
Archie Brown scored to make it 2-2.
Vedat Muriqi headed in Fenerbahce’s winning goal.
- Final score
- Fenerbahce 3, Liverpool 2
- Venue
- Sukru Saracoglu stadium, Istanbul
- Fenerbahce goals
- Mason Greenwood, Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi
- Liverpool goals
- Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak
- Winning goal
- Vedat Muriqi headed home in the 79th minute
- Set-piece goals
- All three of Fenerbahce’s goals came from set-pieces.
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What people are saying
another miracle in Istanbul
We made a miracle tonight - not many expected us to win.
They are cheap goals. They are messy goals.
We didn't defend after the goal we conceded. After three or four minutes, automatically, we conceded another goal.