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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola at his press conference:"The main reason that I can find for why we lost this game is we conceded from three set pieces. It's something that we were doing very well in the league, we were doing quite well until today.
"We knew it was one of the strengths of Fenerbahce. We concede from a free-kick, a corner and even from the long throw at the end.
"They're goals that have hurt us because we've gone twice in front after having good moments, controlling the game, arriving. We've found the goals, but after we've conceded in situations, we should definitely defend better.
"It's frustration because it's a difficult place to come here and play. In most parts of the game we were thinking we could win this one, but obviously it hasn't happened.
"Especially the first goal and the third goal - the second one is a rebound - but the first one, I don't think we set the wall properly, and the last one, Muriqi wins the ball against three defenders. It's definitely something we need to defend better."
Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas, speaking to Uefa:"Congratulations to Fenerbahce, they deserve it. We didn't play how we had to play.
"We didn't defend after the goal we conceded. After three or four minutes, automatically, we conceded another goal.
"I think we have to mark better if we want to win games. We didn't play very good and that's why we lost."
Did you know?
The result was only the third time in Liverpool's major European history they took the lead twice in a game and then lost, along with a 4-2 defeat to Roma in May 2018 and 3-2 defeat to PSV in January 2025.
Liverpool conceded three goals from set-pieces in a Champions League game for just the second time, along with their 3-3 draw with Sevilla in November 2017, though the game in Turkey was the first time ever they've let in three non-penalty set piece goals in one game.
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