Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid 2-1
D. Szoboszlai 40'
A. Mac Allister 50'
M. Llorente 17'
Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at Anfield in the Champions League league stage opener on 9 September 2026. Marcos Llorente gave Atletico the lead on 17 minutes, before Dominik Szoboszlai (40') and Alexis Mac Allister (50') turned the match around for the home side. Liverpool had 14 shots to Atletico's 9, despite having 45% possession.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 17'M. Llorente assist J. Alvarez
- Alexis Mac Allister · Yellow card28'
- D. Szoboszlai assist R. Araujo40'
- A. Mac Allister assist A. Isak50'
- 51'Marc Pubill · Yellow card
- 59'Lee Kang-In for A. Grimaldo
- 59'Koke for A. Lookman
- R. Ngumoha for J. Frimpong60'
- B. Barcola for V. Munoz60'
- A. Mac Allister for R. Gravenberch69'
- 73'A. Baena for J. David
- 77'C. Romero for R. Le Normand
- 77'P. Barrios for M. Hjulmand
- M. Kerkez for K. Tsimikas88'
- A. Isak for L. Koumas88'
Match stats
Line-ups
Liverpool starting XI
- 1Alisson
- 33R. Araujo
- 5J. Jacquet
- 4V. van Dijk
- 6M. Kerkez
- 8D. Szoboszlai
- 10A. Mac Allister
- 29B. Barcola
- 7F. Wirtz
- 73R. Ngumoha
- 9A. Isak
Liverpool bench · coach Andoni Iraola
Atletico Madrid starting XI
- 13J. Oblak
- 18M. Pubill
- 21C. Romero
- 17D. Hancko
- 14M. Llorente
- 8P. Barrios
- 6Koke
- 10A. Baena
- 20G. Simeone
- 7Lee Kang-In
- 19J. Alvarez
Atletico Madrid bench · coach Diego Simeone
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UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Aston Villa | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| 7 |  Manchester City | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 8 |  Liverpool | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 9 |  Club Brugge KV | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 10 |  Sporting CP | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 11 |  Real Betis | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 12 |  Borussia Dortmund | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 13 |  Bayern München | 4 | +7 | 8 |
| 14 |  VfB Stuttgart | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 15 |  Inter | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 16 |  Lask Linz | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 |  Galatasaray | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 |  AS Roma | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 21 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 |  Viking | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 23 |  Atletico Madrid | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 24 |  PSV Eindhoven | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 25 |  Bodo/Glimt | 4 | -5 | 4 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
RoundLeague phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
VenueAnfield, Liverpool
RefereeDavide Massa
