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Fenerbahçe End Liverpool’s Perfect Champions League Start

In this lesson: Track a reversal across both halves and identify a result’s different implications for each club.

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Read the story

Fenerbahçe overturned two separate Liverpool leads to claim a 3–2 Champions League victory in Istanbul on November 4. The result gave the Turkish side its first win in this season’s competition and ended Liverpool’s perfect start.

Trey Nyoni’s opener was cancelled out by Mason Greenwood before half-time. Alexander Isak restored Liverpool’s advantage in the second half, but Archie Brown levelled again four minutes later.

Vedat Muriqi, who came on as a substitute, headed the decisive goal in the 79th minute. Interim Fenerbahçe coach Dirk Kuyt previously played for Liverpool, according to Sky Sports.

Source: Sky Sports, 2026-11-05. https://www.skysports.com/football/fenerbahce-vs-liverpool/577663

Read and practise

1. Which sequence correctly describes the second half?

   1. Brown scored, then Nyoni opened the match.
   2. Isak restored Liverpool’s lead, then Brown levelled four minutes later.
   3. Muriqi scored before Isak restored the lead.

2. How did the result affect the clubs’ records in this season’s competition?

   1. It gave both sides their first win.
   2. It continued Liverpool’s perfect start.
   3. It gave Fenerbahçe its first win and ended Liverpool’s perfect start.

Your turn

Explain how the story presents both a match comeback and a change in the clubs’ season records.

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