Ibrahima Konate was slammed by a few Liverpool journalists for a second of horrendous defending in opposition to Galatasaray.
One second of significantly poor defending within the second half of the Champions League tie impressed some critique from Ian Doyle and Lewis Steele.
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The Frenchman was left praying for a miracle after a comedy of errors ended with Victor Osimhen placing the ball previous Giorgi Mamardashvili (imperious within the first 45) to double the scoreline.
Victor Osimhen thought he scored following a mistake on the again by Liverpool, nevertheless it’s disallowed ❌
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Ibrahima Konate will get away with pricey error vs Galatasaray
It’s fairly frankly a miracle that Liverpool don’t (on the time of writing) discover themselves down by greater than a objective in Istanbul.
Konate definitely did his utmost to ask a lead-doubling effort from Osimhen after his scuffed go again to Mamardashvili arrange the advancing Noa Lang.
The Galatasaray star gladly took possession earlier than reducing the ball again into the center of the field. Sadly for his teammate, Liverpool’s fortuitous defender received in the best way of the ball… luckily for Victor Osimhen, he didn’t clear the hazard and as a substitute left the ball free for the previous Napoli striker to strike.
An offside name later dominated out the hassle, leaving the guests with simply the one-goal deficit to claw down.
Catch Ian Doyle and Lewis Steele’s reactions on X (previously Twitter) beneath:
Konate a really fortunate boy there. Made about 14 errors in a single passage of play however the offside was clear earlier within the transfer
— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) March 10, 2026
Galatasaray have one chalked off for 2-0 after a calamitous little bit of defending from Ibrahima Konate. It’s offside however, wow, that was dangerous.
— Lewis Steele (@LewisSteele_) March 10, 2026
What do the stats say about Konate’s efficiency within the Champions League?
It’s moments like these that you simply realise stats solely go to date.
A rating of seven.1/10 (on the time of writing) simply merely hasn’t been justified by the attention check for Ibrahima Konate (and hardly the primary time this season at that).
Ibrahima Konate’s stats vs Galatasaray
8 defensive contributions
1 final man sort out
1 block
5 clearances
1 restoration
2/3 floor duels received
3/3 aerial duels received
* Ibou Konate’s stats within the Champions League conflict (Fotmob)
To be honest to the previous RB Leipzig star, he’s been fairly proficient within the air, as you’d usually count on of him and Dutch centre-back companion Virgil van Dijk.
However it’s been removed from a composed show on the again from the reported Actual Madrid goal and the remainder of Liverpool’s defensive position.
Konate got here near Liverpool redemption
While Ibrahima Konate can’t be particularly held to account for Mario Lemina’s opener within the first half of motion, his defending in Turkey has hardly impressed confidence within the Liverpool backline.
That stated, the Frenchman did come awfully near hitting again at his critics with a second-half strike from a set-piece.
Nevertheless, the 26-year-old centre-back was adjudged to have dealt with the ball along with his higher arm on its strategy to nestling into the again of the Galatasaray internet.
