Tuesday's top stories:
- A huge week for European football is underway in Istanbul, where Galatasaray host Liverpool in the first last-16 clash of this year's Champions League.
- Following that, Atalanta and Bayern Munich will do battle in Bergamo, in the first-ever competitive meeting between the two sides.
- Over in Madrid, Atletico will play host to Tottenham, who may be fighting a relegation battle domestically but have been a formidable opponent in Europe this season.
- Newcastle will welcome Barcelona to St. James Park for the second time this season, with the aim of avenging the narrow 2-1 defeat they suffered in September. Check out our preview of that clash here.
Tuesday's schedule:
Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool (latest)
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich - 21:00 CET
Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham - 21:00 CET
Newcastle vs Barcelona - 21:00 CET
Key updates and insights:
19:36 CET - The half-time whistle has blown, and Liverpool will be mighty relieved to hear it, with the hosts creating numerous openings; they could quite easily be further ahead.
Perhaps the standout performer thus far has been Gala number 10 Gabriel Sara. The Brazilian has already created three chances, more than any other player.
19:02 CET - It's been a thrilling opening quarter-hour at Rams Park, with Mario Lemina heading Galatasaray into an early lead against Liverpool.
Victor Osimhen and Florian Wirtz have also seen decent openings go to waste.
17:53 CET - The starting lineups are in from Istanbul, and the major piece of team news is that Florian Wirtz returns to the Liverpool side, with Cody Gakpo dropping to the bench.
As expected, Giorgi Mamardashvili starts in the absence of Alisson Becker, while Joe Gomez is preferred at right-back to Jeremie Frimpong.
For Galatasaray, Noa Lang starts ahead of Leroy Sane, with Ilkay Gundogan, Sacha Boey and Mauro Icardi also among the substitutes.
17:00 CET - Hello and welcome to Flashscore's coverage of the first night of 2025/26 Champions League last-16 action!
We'll be bringing you team news, live scores and in-depth insights for each of the games, so don't go anywhere.
First up tonight is Galatasaray vs Liverpool at 18:45 CET, a match-up that has historically not gone well for the Reds, and you'll be able to find the starting XIs right here as soon as they come in.