"Having trailed by one goal from the first leg, Liverpool turned on the style at Anfield as Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah all scored in the space of 11 minutes after the interval. Dominik Szoboszlai's brilliant first-time finish from Alexis Mac Allister's well-worked corner sent Liverpool ahead 25 minutes in, but Arne Slot's side were then frustrated by an inspired showing from Ugurcan Cakir."
"But the visiting goalkeeper could do nothing to stop Liverpool from doubling their lead in the 51st minute, with Salah's pinpoint cross tucked home by Ekitike at the back post. Gravenberch got himself on the scoresheet two minutes later with a bouncing volley after Salah's fierce drive kindly fell his way before the Egyptian collected Florian Wirtz's neat flick on the edge of the box before bending a trademark left-footed curler into the left corner to make it 4-0."
"Liverpool had the chance to double their lead from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time after Szoboszlai was tripped by Ismail Jakobs, but Salah saw his tame penalty down the middle thwarted by Cakir's foot. Salah endured a mixed evening for Liverpool, with a goal and an assist coming after his penalty miss."
Liverpool secured a commanding 4-0 victory over Galatasaray at Anfield to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate win. After trailing from the first leg, Liverpool dominated the second match with goals from Szoboszlai, Ekitike, Gravenberch, and Salah. Szoboszlai opened the scoring in the 25th minute from a corner, but Liverpool faced resistance from goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, who saved a Salah penalty in the first half. The decisive moment came after halftime when Liverpool scored three goals in 11 minutes, overwhelming Galatasaray's defense. Salah contributed a goal and an assist despite missing a penalty, while Liverpool will face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals.
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