Fenerbahce twice come from behind to beat Liverpool 3-2

Fenerbahce beat Liverpool 3-2 in the Champions League league phase on Wednesday 4 November 2026, and they took the scenic route: behind twice, level twice, then in front for good. Vedat Muriqi's 79th-minute winner ended Liverpool's 100% record in this season's competition.

How the goals fell

Trey Nyoni opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 25th minute, and the lead barely had time to settle before Mason Greenwood, the former Manchester United striker, levelled in the 29th.

The second half followed the same pattern. Alexander Isak put Liverpool back in front in the 69th minute, Archie Brown equalised in the 73rd, and then came the decisive moment in the 79th: Muriqi outjumped three players to nod in the winner.

Nito's favourite detail is the rhythm of it. Each Liverpool goal was answered within minutes, which meant the visitors never got to enjoy a lead for long. You can retrace every goal on our Fenerbahce vs Liverpool match page.

What it does to the table

Our latest league-phase table snapshot shows Liverpool 4th on 9 points from 3 games with a goal difference of 5, level on points with Aston Villa in 3rd (9 points from 4) and Real Madrid in 5th (9 points from 3).

The same snapshot has Fenerbahce down in 31st on 2 points from 3 games, wedged between Feyenoord and Slavia Prague. This was Fenerbahce's first win of this Champions League season, and it moves them up to 19th with five points. That is a big jump in a 32-team-deep table, and it turns the conversation from survival maths to a genuine chase.

Form, and a familiar face

Fenerbahce's last five read W L L D W. Before Liverpool, they had lost 1-2 to Goztepe and 1-2 to Galatasaray, drawn 2-2 with Slavia Prague and beaten Alanyaspor 3-0. So this result arrived on the back of two straight defeats, which makes the comeback all the more striking on paper.

There is a neat twist on the touchline too. Interim coach Dirk Kuyt, a former Liverpool player, oversaw the win over his old club. Nito thinks results like this can change how a squad sees its own ceiling, though the next few fixtures will tell us more than any single night can.

For the bigger picture on the club's season, head to our Fenerbahce team page.

What's next for Fenerbahce

Attention turns straight back to the league: Corum vs Fenerbahce in the Turkey: Super Lig, with kick-off on 08/11/2026. We have no pick to share for this one yet, but you can follow the build-up and our numbers on the Corum vs Fenerbahce match page.

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