Atlético Madrid vs Liverpool, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegAtletico Madrid edge Liverpool with early Saul goal, vintage defence
Atletico Madrid struck early to hand Liverpool a 1-0 defeat on Tuesday night in the first leg of their Champions round-of-16 matchup.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
- 2': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 4': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 7': Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez tries a through ball, but Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 19': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 20': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 23': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
- 24': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 24': Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Jan Oblak tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 26': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 29': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 30': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 34': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 34': Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Felipe tries a through ball, but Thomas Lemar is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Felipe.
- 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Felipe.
- 40': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 40': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 40': Sime Vrsaljko (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Partey tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 45': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 45'+1': Sime Vrsaljko (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
- 46': Hand ball by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Hand ball by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 51': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 51': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Gomez with a cross.
- 54': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Atlético de Madrid).
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 58': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 58': Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 70': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 71': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 71': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 71': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Divock Origi with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Ángel Correa.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
- 81': Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 83': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 85': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Partey tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 86': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 88': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid).
- 89': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 90': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Partey following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid).
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
- 90'+3': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0.
Statistics
 LIV |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 72.6 | Possession | 27.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 620 | Accurate Passes | 187 |
| 726 | Passes | 276 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 31 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 3 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 67,443
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 67,443
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 18 | Felipe |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 12 | Renan Lodi |
| 24 | Sime Vrsaljko |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 6 | Koke |
| 10 | Ángel Correa  |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 12 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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