UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Atlético Madrid WLDDW 2
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Liverpool LWWWW 3
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ATM112
LIV213
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Match Report

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Van Dijk heads Liverpool to dramatic win over Atlético Madrid

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk soared to score with a header in the second minute of stoppage time to seal a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
44.1
Possession
55.9
10
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
389
Accurate Passes
532
460
Passes
596
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
25
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
42
24
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
5
28
Effective Clearances
25
28
Clearances
25

Highlights

02:12 Liverpool show 'strong mentality' in late Atletico win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 30Jeremie FrimpongRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  2. 6Milos KerkezSUB
  3. 12Conor BradleySUB
  4. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB
  5. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  6. 22Hugo EkitikeSUB
  7. 28Freddie WoodmanSUB
  8. 76Jayden DannsSUB
  9. 2Joe GomezSUB
  10. 15Giovanni LeoniSUB
  11. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 21Javi GalánLB
  5. 14Marcos LlorenteRB
  6. 4Conor GallagherCM-L
  7. 8Pablo BarriosCM-R
  8. 23Nico GonzálezLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-L
  11. 22Giacomo RaspadoriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6KokeSUB
  2. 31Salvi EsquivelSUB
  3. 28Taufik SeiduSUB
  4. 29Rayane BelaidSUB
  5. 18Marc PubillSUB
  6. 16Nahuel MolinaSUB
  7. 9Alexander SørlothSUB
  8. 1Juan MussoSUB
  9. 17Dávid HanckoSUB
  10. 12Carlos MartínSUB
  11. 3Matteo RuggeriSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Liverpool 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a set piece situation.
  2. 6' Goal! Liverpool 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  3. 31' Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Liverpool 2, Atletico Madrid 1. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  5. 45'+4' Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  7. 58' Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  8. 58' Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Alexander Isak.
  9. 58' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Cody Gakpo.
  10. 61' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  11. 61' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Conor Gallagher.
  12. 70' Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Florian Wirtz.
  14. 77' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill replaces Nico González.
  15. 81' Goal! Liverpool 2, Atletico Madrid 2. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  16. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez replaces Andy Robertson.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! Liverpool 3, Atletico Madrid 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.

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