Galatasaray will host Liverpool on Tuesday at the RASM Park of Istanbul for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League knockout phase. The English team are the favorite to go through, but the home side has already shown their potential in the playoffs when they eliminated Juventus over the two legs, mostly thanks to a strong 5-2 win in the first leg in front of their heated fanbase. This is why the side coached by Arne Slot shouldn't underestimate the potential of a team that features, alongside others, former Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, who is widely considered one of the best strikers of the tournament. Here's what you need to know ahead of the match against Galatasaray that will take place on Tuesday:
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- Date: Tuesday, March 10 | Time: 1:45 p.m. ET
- Odds: Galatasaray +315; Draw +300; Liverpool -129
Galatasaray XI: Yugurcan Cakir; Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ismail Jakobs; Lucas Torreira, Mario Lemina; Baris Alper Yilmaz, Gabriel Sara, Noa Lang; Victor Osimhen.
Liverpool XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili; Jeremie Frimpong, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo; Hugo Ekitike.
Despite the likelihood Liverpool will make it to the quarterfinals, we shouldn't underestimate the potential of the Turkish team, especially after eliminating Juventus in the playoffs. Pick: Liverpool 3, Galatasaray 2.
All of the action on Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League can be caught on Paramount+, while CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network will have select simultaneous coverage. Each day's coverage begins with Champions League Matchday, streaming on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network ahead of the early games before the UEFA Champions League Today pre-match show begins on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network. The Golazo Show on Paramount+ also returns for the late slate of matches, while the UEFA Champions League Today post-match show on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network picks things up at the end of the day. The day's coverage concludes on CBS Sports Golazo Network with The Champions Club (also streamed live on YouTube) and Scoreline.
