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The 3–2 defeat in Istanbul followed the Arsenal loss. The scorelines are different; the moments Liverpool could not control are the thread between them.
Read the analysisThe number is striking, but the more useful question is what sat between Liverpool’s pressure and a shot that actually made Arsenal work.
Opta’s sequence is hard to ignore. It is a warning sign, not a complete explanation of why Liverpool’s Champions League nights keep opening up.
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