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Fenerbahce 3-2 Liverpool: Muriqi Header Seals Comeback

By Guides Desk · 2026-11-06

Vedat Muriqi's 79th-minute header gave Fenerbahce a 3-2 win over Liverpool in Istanbul on Wednesday 4 November, their first victory of this Champions League campaign.

Fenerbahce came from behind twice to beat Liverpool 3-2 in the Champions League on 4 November. Vedat Muriqi scored the winner six minutes after Archie Brown levelled.

Fenerbahce beat Liverpool 3-2 in Istanbul on Wednesday 4 November in Champions League matchday 4, scoring three times after Liverpool had led twice. Vedat Muriqi's header at 79 minutes was the winner in the Fenerbahce vs Liverpool game.

It was Fenerbahce's first win of this league phase, according to the Daily Jagran, and it ended Liverpool's perfect start. Fenerbahce are led by interim coach Dirk Kuyt after Ismail Kartal stepped down on 27 October.

Fenerbahce vs Liverpool: how the goals came

Trey Nyoni put Liverpool ahead at 25 minutes with a finish from inside the box. Mason Greenwood levelled at 29 with a free kick into the bottom corner past Alisson, and it was 1-1 at half-time, according to VAVEL's live report.

Alexander Isak restored Liverpool's lead at 69 minutes with a header from a Cody Gakpo cross, about three minutes after coming on. Archie Brown equalised at 73 with a left-footed shot after a corner.

Muriqi, who replaced Romelu Lukaku at 63 minutes, scored at 79 with a header from another Brown cross. Alexis Mac Allister was booked at 85 minutes. VAVEL's report mentions no injuries.

Champions League table after Fenerbahce's win

Liverpool stay on nine points from four games with a goal difference of plus four, eighth in a Nigfooty table. Fenerbahce have five points and a goal difference of minus five and are 19th. We could not check those positions against UEFA's standings.

Fenerbahce had two points from three games before the match, and Karlobag News had reported them as nine league-phase games without a win. Liverpool had won their first three, against Atletico Madrid, LASK and Villarreal.

What comes next for Liverpool and Fenerbahce