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Fenerbahce came from behind twice to secure a dramatic 3-2 victory over Liverpool, recording their first Champions League win of the season and handing the English side their first defeat in the competition.
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Trey Nyoni opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 25th minute, but Mason Greenwood restored parity four minutes later with a deflected free-kick to make it 1-1.
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Alexander Isak restored Liverpool’s lead in the 69th minute after coming off the bench, but Archie Brown equalised four minutes later before Vedat Muriqi’s 79th-minute header completed Fenerbahce’s comeback.
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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola criticised his team’s defensive shortcomings after they conceded three goals from set pieces.
November 05, (THEWILL) – Turkish League side Fenerbahce earned a stunning 3-2 win over Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday to earn their first win of the season in the competition.
Andoni Iraola made five changes from the side that lost to Arsenal at Anfield with Alexander Isak dropping to the bench.
Young star Trey Nyoni gave Liverpool the lead when his effort deflected off Peprah Oppong and went past Ederson in the 25th minute.
Mason Greenwood’s free-kick deflected off Jeremy Jacquet to beat Alisson, making it 1-1 in the 29th minute.
Isak came off the bench in the second half to give Liverpool the lead in the 69th minute.
The hosts fought their way back into the game four minutes later through Archie Brown.
Vedat Muriqi scored a well-placed header in the 79th minute from Brown’s cross to hand Fenerbahce the maximum points in the encounter.
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Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola slammed the team’s defending after they conceded three goals from set pieces.
He said: “The main reason that I can find for why we lost this game is we conceded from three set pieces. It’s something that we were doing very well in the league; we were doing quite well until today.
“We knew it was one of the strengths of Fenerbahce. We concede from a free-kick, a corner and even from the long throw at the end.
“They’re goals that have hurt us because we’ve gone twice in front after having good moments, controlling the game, arriving, we’ve found the goals but after we’ve conceded in situations we should definitely defend better.”
It was Liverpool’s first defeat of the competition, while Fenerbahce earned their first win of the season.
The Turkish side occupy the 19th position with five points from four matches. Liverpool have picked up nine points from four matches.
Liverpool will be aiming to end their two-match winless run when they take on Crystal Palace on Sunday at Selhurst Park.
