Galatasaray players criticised by own manager ahead of Liverpool Champions League tie

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"Besiktas had claimed some good results against us so it was too early to think about Liverpool, we had to think about the league match first."The Liverpool match was one to think about after we'd got through the derby because we knew a victory in that game would mean we're much better prepared for Tuesday."It is the second time this season that the Reds have made the trip to Galatasaray, who won 1-0 when the teams met in the league phase of the Champions League back in September.Osimhen's penalty was the difference between the sides on that occasion but with Liverpool having recovered to finish third in the final standings, they will be favourites to progress over two legs and set-up a quarter-final showdown with either Chelsea or defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.And Osimhen said: "Liverpool are a very big team. We'll be playing at home."If we are careful, we can do well, even if it's not easy.

This season has obviously been very difficult for a lot of reasons and I said it from day one that it was going to be a very difficult season.“We’re here now (Wolves), we made progress. But obviously now we are not doing well and we have to take that in our process.

That’s what we did today, we played well, we won."Now we will focus on the Galatasaray match. Our ears will be tested again; it’s going to be a very difficult game."Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCUEFA Champions League