Florian Wirtz has perhaps flown under the radar as far as praise is concerned for Liverpool’s dominant display against Galatasaray.
The Merseysiders secured passage through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 4-0 win at Anfield (4-1 win on aggregate).
Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mo Salah took the tie out of the visitors’ hands in what was one of the Reds’ best displays this season.
The plaudits will rightly go to Dominik Szoboszlai for kick-starting Liverpool’s phenomenal outing against Galatasaray with a well-worked corner routine goal.
However, Wirtz quietly worked his way towards the top of the stat table throughout, ranking second behind his Hungarian teammate (at the time of writing) with a score of 8.7/10, according to Fotmob.
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The former Bayer Leverkusen star picked up an assist for Salah’s goal. Whilst our No.11 deserves a good chunk of the credit thanks to a superb curling strike, it has to be acknowledged that our creative lynchpin did create space for Salah with a lovely 1-2 around the edge of the 18-yard box.
Stop that, Mo Salah 😮💨
His 50th goal in the competition scored in some style.
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Wirtz had particularly come alive in the second half of Liverpool’s 2025/26 season, however, recent poor team performances have perhaps stifled his ability to express himself fully on the pitch.
Perhaps this latest outing for the Reds is a good indication of what we can expect for the remainder of the campaign.
* Florian Wirtz’s stats in the Champions League tie (Fotmob)
Quietly influencing proceedings, quietly impacting the game. This is the Florian we love to see at Anfield.
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Thought kerkez had a great game
That is a spot on shout!
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