Fenerbahce end Liverpool's perfect start after twice trailing

Fenerbahce came from behind twice to beat Liverpool 3-2, earning their first Champions League win of the season and first victory in any competition for four games. Liverpool led through Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak, but Mason Greenwood and Archie Brown equalised before Vedat Muriqi scored the winner. [8][14][20] Why it matters: Liverpool supporters saw a perfect European start end because their team could not protect either lead for more than four minutes. For Fenerbahce, the comeback delivered a first Champions League victory of the season under interim head coach Dirk Kuyt. [8][20] Key insights: Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola attributed the defeat to poor set-piece defending and described the conceded goals as 'cheap, messy.' [14] | The repeated problem extended beyond this match: Liverpool conceded three goals in three successive European games for the first time. [14] | Nyoni's opener was his first goal for Liverpool, but it did not produce a winning result. [14] | Kuyt, a former Liverpool player, called the comeback 'another miracle in Istanbul,' invoking Liverpool's 2005 Champions League final victory. [8] Cheatsheet facts: What happened: Fenerbahce won 3-2 after Liverpool twice went ahead; Muriqi settled the match in the 79th minute. [14] | Why: Both Liverpool leads lasted only four minutes, and Iraola blamed poor defending for the goals conceded. [20] | Who pays: Liverpool lost their perfect Champions League record, while Fenerbahce gained their first European win of the season. [8][14] | The catch: Liverpool's problem was not creating a lead: Nyoni and Isak both supplied one, but the team conceded three for a third successive European match. [14]