Atlético Madrid vs Liverpool, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
52': Antoine Griezmann
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Mohamed Salah double helps Liverpool edge Atletico as Antoine Griezmann sent off
Liverpool secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 13': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Liverpool 2. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 15': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Felipe (Atletico Madrid).
- 16': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 16': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': James Milner (Liverpool).
- 18': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 20': Attempt missed. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lemar following a corner.
- 20': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Liverpool 2. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke following a corner.
- 23': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 23': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Hand ball by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 27': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 28': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a through ball.
- 28': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 28': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 33': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 34': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 2. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.
- 40': Attempt saved. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 2.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José Giménez replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Naby Keïta.
- 48': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 48': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 49': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a through ball.
- 49': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Alisson.
- 52': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 52': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card.
- 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thomas Lemar.
- 56': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Milner.
- 58': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 58': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul tries a through ball, but Felipe is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 61': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces James Milner.
- 63': Hand ball by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 63': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Felipe (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 66': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yannick Carrasco.
- 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by João Félix.
- 76': Penalty Liverpool. Diogo Jota draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Penalty conceded by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 78': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 79': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 79': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces João Félix.
- 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
- 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 82': VAR Decision: No Penalty Atletico Madrid.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+2': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Felipe (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 68.4 | Possession | 31.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 581 | Accurate Passes | 220 |
| 660 | Passes | 302 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 6 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,725
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,725
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 18 | Felipe |
| 6 | Koke |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 7 | João Félix |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold  |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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