UEFA Champions League, Fenerbahçe - Liverpool: probable line-ups

The Reds travel to Istanbul with several absentees, while Dirk Kuyt reunites with his former club

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UEFA Champions League, Fenerbahçe - Liverpool: probable line-ups

04.11.26 12:45 Champions League

Fenerbahce

Liverpool

Fenerbahçe host Liverpool on Wednesday for the fourth matchday of the Champions League. The two teams come into this fixture with contrasting European momentum and several major absences.

Istanbul’s Chobani Stadyumu will host Fenerbahçe - Liverpool this Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Kick-off is scheduled for 17:45 GMT, or 20:45 in Turkey. Clément Turpin will referee this first official meeting between the two clubs.

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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 3, 2026

Third in the league phase with nine points, Liverpool have won their first three matches and are coming off a spectacular victory over Villarreal (4-3). Meanwhile, Fenerbahçe sit 31st with two points after draws against AS Roma (1-1) and Slavia Prague (2-2), as well as a heavy defeat at Aston Villa (0-6).

Dirk Kuyt reunites with Liverpool in Istanbul

Dirk Kuyt, currently tasked with leading the Yellow Canaries, will face a club for which he remains a prominent figure. This fourth-matchday Champions League fixture nevertheless comes at a difficult time for Fenerbahçe, who have been beaten in their last two Süper Lig outings.

Fenerbahçe - Liverpool probable line-ups

Fenerbahçe probable line-up: Ederson - Nélson Semedo - Milan Škriniar - Archie Brown - Levent Mercan - N’Golo Kanté - Mattéo Guendouzi - Mason Greenwood - İrfan Can Kahveci - Oğuz Aydın - Vedat Muriqi.

Liverpool probable line-up: Alisson - Joe Gomez - Jérémy Jacquet - Virgil van Dijk - Kostas Tsimikas - Alexis Mac Allister - Dominik Szoboszlai - Rio Ngumoha - Florian Wirtz - Bradley Barcola - Alexander Isak.

Fenerbahçe will be without Nathan Aké, Marco Asensio and Jayden Oosterwolde, while Kojo Oppong remains doubtful. Liverpool will be without Ryan Gravenberch, Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Hugo Ekitike. Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo are not registered for this phase of the competition.

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