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Liverpool vs Atlético: match report

Liverpool hosted Atlético Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday 9 September 2026, in the Champions League. Davide Massa is the referee, averaging 4.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Liverpool 2-1 Atlético. Goals: Marcos Llorente 17' for Atlético; Dominik Szoboszlai 40' for Liverpool; Alexis Mac Allister 50' for Liverpool. Attendance: 59,870.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 17' Goal: Marcos Llorente (Atlético) 0-1
  • 28' Yellow card: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
  • 40' Goal: Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) 1-1
  • 50' Goal: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) 2-1
  • 51' Yellow card: Marc Pubill (Atlético)
Match stats (contains the result)
45.3%Possession54.7%
14Shots9
5Shots on target4
7Corners5
11Fouls10
3Offsides5
3Saves3
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Liverpool 4-2-3-1

Coach: Andoni Iraola

  1. 1 Alisson Becker GK
  2. 33 Ronald Araujo DEF
  3. 5 Jérémy Jacquet DEF
  4. 4 Virgil van Dijk DEF
  5. 6 Miloš Kerkez DEF
  6. 8 Dominik Szoboszlai MID
  7. 10 Alexis Mac Allister MID
  8. 29 Bradley Barcola FWD
  9. 7 Florian Wirtz MID
  10. 73 Rio Ngumoha FWD
  11. 9 Alexander Isak FWD

Bench

  • 30 Jeremie Frimpong DEF
  • 23 Víctor Muñoz FWD
  • 38 Ryan Gravenberch MID
  • 21 Konstantinos Tsimikas DEF
  • 67 Lewis Koumas FWD
  • 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili GK
  • 28 Freddie Woodman GK
  • 44 Luke Chambers DEF
  • 53 James McConnell MID
  • 42 Trey Nyoni MID
  • 76 Jayden Danns FWD

Atlético 3-5-2

Coach: Diego Simeone

  1. 13 Jan Oblak GK
  2. 18 Marc Pubill DEF
  3. 21 Cristian Romero DEF
  4. 17 Dávid Hancko DEF
  5. 14 Marcos Llorente MID
  6. 8 Pablo Barrios MID
  7. 6 Koke MID
  8. 10 Álex Baena MID
  9. 20 Giuliano Simeone MID
  10. 7 Lee Kang-In FWD
  11. 19 Julián Álvarez FWD

Bench

  • 22 Alejandro Grimaldo DEF
  • 11 Ademola Lookman FWD
  • 15 Jonathan David FWD
  • 24 Robin Le Normand DEF
  • 23 Morten Hjulmand MID
  • 1 Juan Musso GK
  • 30 Dani Martínez DEF
  • 27 Jorge Domínguez DEF
  • 46 Jorge Castillo MID
  • 4 Rodrigo Mendoza MID
  • 5 Johnny Cardoso MID
  • 3 Obed Vargas MID
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 17 September 2025: Liverpool 3-2 Atlético Madrid
  • Wednesday 3 November 2021: Liverpool 2-0 Atlético Madrid
  • Tuesday 19 October 2021: Atlético Madrid 2-3 Liverpool
  • Wednesday 11 March 2020: Liverpool 2-3 Atlético Madrid
  • Tuesday 18 February 2020: Atlético Madrid 1-0 Liverpool