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Liverpool v Atletico Madrid 2-1 · UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League
Liverpool
FT

2-1

  • Dominik Szoboszlai40'
  • Alexis Mac Allister50'
  • Marcos Llorente17'
Atletico Madrid
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Anfield · Liverpool · Matchday 1

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League at Anfield, Liverpool.

Dominik Szoboszlai 40' and Alexis Mac Allister 50' scored for Liverpool, Marcos Llorente 17' for Atletico Madrid.

Liverpool had 45% of the ball to Atletico Madrid's 55%; the sides had 14 and 9 shots (5 and 4 on target).

The referee showed 2 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

45%55%

Shots

149

Shots on Target

54

Corners

75

Fouls

1110

Match timeline

  1. 88’SubstitutionAlexander Isak · On: Lewis Koumas
  2. 88’SubstitutionMilos Kerkez · On: Konstantinos Tsimikas
  3. 77’SubstitutionCristian Romero · On: Robin Le Normand
  4. 77’SubstitutionPablo Barrios Rivas · On: Morten Hjulmand
  5. 73’SubstitutionAlejandro Baena Rodríguez · On: Jonathan David
  6. 69’SubstitutionAlexis Mac Allister · On: Ryan Gravenberch
  7. 60’SubstitutionRio Ngumoha · On: Jeremie Frimpong
  8. 60’SubstitutionBradley Barcola · On: Víctor Muñoz
  9. 59’SubstitutionLee Kang-In · On: Alejandro Grimaldo
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Team stats comparison

LiverpoolAtletico Madrid
  • 45Possession55
  • 14Shots9
  • 5Shots on Target4
  • 7Corners5
  • 3Offsides5
  • 3Saves3
  • 420Passes515
  • 11Fouls10
  • 1Yellow Cards1

Match info

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Venue
Anfield, Liverpool
Referee
D. Massa
Liverpool coach
Andoni Iraola
Atletico Madrid coach
D. Simeone

Match record

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Anfield, Liverpool
Referee
Davide Massa
Match ID
cornerflick:match:liverpool-vs-atletico-madrid-champions-league-2026-09-09

Data: API-Football · last updated · Spotted an error?

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Liverpool4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · Andoni Iraola

1. Alisson Becker (GK)1Becker33. R. Araújo (DF)33Araújo5. J. Jacquet (DF)5Jacquet4. V. van Dijk (DF)4Dijk6. M. Kerkez (DF)6Kerkez8. D. Szoboszlai (MF)8Szoboszlai10. A. Mac Allister (MF)10Allister73. R. Ngumoha (MF)73Ngumoha7. F. Wirtz (MF)7Wirtz29. B. Barcola (MF)29Barcola9. A. Isak (FW)9Isak13. J. Oblak (GK)13Oblak14. Marcos Llorente (DF)14Llorente21. C. Romero (DF)21Romero18. Marc Pubill (DF)18Pubill17. D. Hancko (DF)17Hancko20. G. Simeone (MF)20Simeone8. Pablo Barrios (MF)8Barrios6. Koke (MF)6Koke10. Álex Baena (MF)10Baena7. Lee Kang-In (FW)7Kang-In19. J. Álvarez (FW)19Álvarez
  • Liverpool
  • Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · D. Simeone

Head to head

4Wins
0Draws
2Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool2 - 1Atletico Madrid
  • 2025 · UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool3 - 2Atletico Madrid
  • 2021 · UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool2 - 0Atletico Madrid
  • 2021 · UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool3 - 2Atletico Madrid
  • 2020 · UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool2 - 3Atletico Madrid

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

UEFA Champions League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Paris Saint Germain1100+53
2Bayern München1100+53
3Barcelona1100+43
4Manchester United1100+43
5Como1100+33
13Liverpool1100+13
26Atletico Madrid1001-10

Full timeline

15 events

  1. 17’Marcos LlorenteAtletico Madrid · assist Julián Álvarez0–1
  2. 28’Yellow cardAlexis Mac Allister
  3. 40’Dominik SzoboszlaiLiverpool · assist Ronald Araujo1–1
  4. 50’Alexis Mac AllisterLiverpool · assist Alexander Isak2–1
  5. 51’Yellow cardMarc Pubill
  6. 59’SubstitutionLee Kang-In · On: Alejandro Grimaldo
  7. 59’SubstitutionKoke · On: Ademola Lookman
  8. 60’SubstitutionRio Ngumoha · On: Jeremie Frimpong
  9. 60’SubstitutionBradley Barcola · On: Víctor Muñoz
  10. 69’SubstitutionAlexis Mac Allister · On: Ryan Gravenberch
  11. 73’SubstitutionAlejandro Baena Rodríguez · On: Jonathan David
  12. 77’SubstitutionCristian Romero · On: Robin Le Normand
  13. 77’SubstitutionPablo Barrios Rivas · On: Morten Hjulmand
  14. 88’SubstitutionAlexander Isak · On: Lewis Koumas
  15. 88’SubstitutionMilos Kerkez · On: Konstantinos Tsimikas

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