Eight Galatasaray and Liverpool players at risk of Champions League ban

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Several players are at risk of suspension when Galatasaray face Liverpool in the Champions League. 13:13, Mon, Mar 9, 2026 Updated: 13:48, Mon, Mar 9, 2026 Curtis Jones of Liverpool with head coach Arne Slot (Image: Getty Images)Liverpool return to action on Tuesday night with a clash at Galatasaray in their Champions League round of 16 first leg.

And the Reds are expected to have the same squad at their disposal that progressed to the FA Cup quarter-finals with a win at Wolves on Friday night.Alexander Isak is moving closer to rejoining first-team training but remains sidelined as he continues his recovery from surgery on an ankle injury that included a fractured fibula after being caught by Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven when netting Liverpool's opener in the 2-1 away triumph before Christmas. Champions League regulations stipulate that any player accumulating three yellow cards - or any subsequent odd number of cautions - from the league stage onwards faces suspension for the following fixture.

This leaves Galatasaray vulnerable to having numerous players suspended for next week's second leg, with seven squad members all sitting on two Champions League cautions. Read our Privacy PolicyGoalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, defenders Ismail Jackobs, Davinson Sanchez and Abdulkerim Bardakci, along with forwards Roland Sallai and Victor Osimhen, have each been cautioned twice in the competition this campaign for Galatasaray, whilst January loan acquisition Noa Lang received two bookings for parent club Napoli.The Turkish outfit, however, have minimal injury concerns, with teenage defender Arda Unyay the sole player recently sidelined who has featured in any first-team action this season.