Atletico 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.
UEFA Champions League
FULL TIME
- Saúl Ñíguez 4'
1st Leg · Riyadh Air Metropolitano · 67,443 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | @ Levante | W 2-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 10/24/26 | vs Deportivo | W 1-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 10/20/26 | @ VfB Stuttgart | D 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| 10/17/26 | @ Espanyol | W 1-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 10/13/26 | vs Manchester United | W 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
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Play by Play
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mohamed Salah.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Álvaro Morata.
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Yellow Card 59'
Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Thomas Lemar.
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Yellow Card 45'
Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 40'
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 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.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mohamed Salah.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Álvaro Morata.
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Yellow Card 59'
Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Thomas Lemar.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+2'
First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0.
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Yellow Card 45'
Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 40'
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 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.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 14 of 14 events.
Team Stats
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
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
620
Accurate Passes
187
726
Passes
276
90
Pass Completion %
70
5
Accurate Crosses
2
31
Crosses
9
20
Cross %
20
69
Long Balls
63
40
Accurate Long Balls
25
60
Long Balls %
40
2
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
21
50
Tackle %
50
10
Interceptions
14
3
Effective Clearances
21
3
Clearances
21
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG13
FelipeCD-L18
Stefan SavicCD-R15
Renan LodiLB121 shot
Sime VrsaljkoRB24
Saúl ÑíguezCM-L81 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Thomas ParteyCM-R53 shots
Thomas LemarLM11
KokeRM6
Ángel CorreaCF-L10 yellow card
Álvaro MorataCF-R91 shot on target1 shot
Substitutes
José María GiménezSUB2
Mario HermosoSUB22
Marcos LlorenteSUB14
VitoloSUB20
Yannick CarrascoSUB21
Antonio AdánSUB1
Diego CostaSUB191 shot
LIV · 4-3-3
Alisson BeckerG11 save
Virgil van DijkCD-L4
Joe GomezCD-R12 yellow card
Andy RobertsonLB261 shot
Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB66
FabinhoCM32 shots
Georginio WijnaldumLM5
Jordan HendersonRM142 shots
Roberto FirminoF9
Sadio ManéLF10 yellow card
Mohamed SalahRF112 shots
Substitutes
Naby KeïtaSUB8
Adrián SUB13
Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB151 shot
Joël MatipSUB32
James MilnerSUB7
Takumi MinaminoSUB18
Divock OrigiSUB27
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