Fenerbahçe’s 3-2 comeback against Liverpool attracted extensive British coverage. Reports focused on the visitors’ inability to protect two leads, the Kadıköy atmosphere and former Liverpool player Dirk Kuyt’s role in the opposing dugout.

Defensive errors under scrutiny

The Guardian framed Vedat Muriqi’s winner as the culmination of a comeback that punished Liverpool’s defensive lapses. Sky Sports likewise stressed how poor defending cost the English club despite twice going ahead.

Oksijen’s press review reported that the BBC invoked another Istanbul miracle, while The Times highlighted Kuyt and familiar faces hurting Liverpool. These are individual outlets’ assessments rather than one uniform view across the British media.

Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak put Liverpool ahead on 4 November. Greenwood, Archie Brown and Muriqi scored for Fenerbahçe, who moved to five points. Liverpool dropped points for the first time in this season’s Champions League.

For Fenerbahçe, the result was also their first victory in the competition proper since 2008.