Welcome to hell had frozen over by the time Liverpool returned to the Atatürk Stadium last night and, with the ardour of qualification already sated, this match was as forgettable as last year's Champions League final triumph was memorable.
The Times
Liverpool's frailties exposed
Rafael Benitez's shadow squad gave the Liverpool manager, and doubtless the money men of the Dubai International Capital group, food for thought as Galatasaray exposed the lack of depth at Anfield with a convincing victory in Istanbul.
Daily Telegraph
Defeat confirms Liverpool have other priorities
Back inside the ground where a fifth European Cup triumph started Liverpool on the path from renewed recognition to the brink of lucrative foreign ownership, Rafael Benitez tasted defeat for the first time in this Champions' League campaign last night.
The Independent
Fowler double lifts distracted and defeated Liverpool
Such was the glorious frenzy of Liverpool's last visit to Istanbul that there was an inevitability about this anti-climax. A successful group campaign ended with a sloppy, if irrelevant, defeat to Galatasaray.
The Guardian