UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Atlético Madrid WWDWL 1
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Liverpool DWDDW 2
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ATM101
LIV112
Anfield · 59,870 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Mac Allister stunner sees Liverpool edge Atlético Madrid

Liverpool rallied to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 with goals by midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
54.7
Possession
45.3
9
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
355
515
Passes
421
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
50
26
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
9
21
Effective Clearances
14
21
Clearances
14

Highlights

02:18 Nicol praises Wirtz for best Liverpool performance so far Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 33Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 73Rio NgumohaAM-L
  11. 29Bradley BarcolaAM-R

ATM · 3-5-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 21Cristian RomeroCD
  3. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  4. 18Marc PubillCD-R
  5. 10Álex BaenaCM-L
  6. 8Pablo BarriosCM-R
  7. 6KokeAM
  8. 20Giuliano SimeoneLM
  9. 14Marcos LlorenteRM
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 7Lee Kang-InCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Liverpool 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a through ball.
  2. 28' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Liverpool 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronald Araujo.
  4. 50' Goal! Liverpool 2, Atletico Madrid 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  5. 51' Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Delay in match because of an injury Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
  7. 55'
  8. 56' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 56'
  10. 59' Delay in match because of an injury Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
  11. 59'
  12. 59' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alejandro Grimaldo replaces Lee Kang-In.
  13. 59' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ademola Lookman replaces Koke.
  14. 60' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 60'
  16. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Rio Ngumoha.
  17. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Víctor Muñoz replaces Bradley Barcola because of an injury.
  18. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  19. 73' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Jonathan David replaces Álex Baena.
  20. 77' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Cristian Romero.
  21. 77' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Morten Hjulmand replaces Pablo Barrios.
  22. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
  23. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Milos Kerkez because of an injury.

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