Liverpool 2-0 Atletico Madrid LIVE Score, UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Salah Leads Rampant Reds Against Atleti

Hey, hey! Atletico Madrid have pulled one back before the HT whistle with Marcos Llorente. Arne Slot's side's momentum takes a hit somewhat.

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HT is minutes away and it seems Arne Slot's side will go in the break with the two-goal lead.

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It seems the Italian ref awarded the penalty to Liverpool but after VAR intervention, it has been overruled. Would have been too harsh on the Spanish side.

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Chelsea have been hit by the Bayern bolt as the Bavarians find themselves 2-0 up. Harry Kane slots home the penalty to drive his side ahead.

With all focus on Alexander Isak, it's Mo Salah who has taken the sheen away from the Swede.

• 11 touches

• 8 passes

• 1 goal

• 1 assist

• 100% passing accuracy

Diego Simeone has been left frustrated and agitated at the same time by Liverpool. The Reds have ran the La Liga side rampant at Anfield with the Argentine looking more and more angry at his players.

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Mohamed Salah! Who else! The Egyptian slots in the game's second goal to hand Reds a 2-0 advantage. Diego Simeone's side look shell-shocked.

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Andy Robertson gives Reds the lead as Liverpool go 1-0 up against Atletico Madrid. That's some start for the Premier League champions. The goal has been attributed as Pablo Barrios OG.

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And we are away at Anfield as Liverpool get things underway against Atleti.

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Alexander Isak starts up tonight against Atleti in the UCL matchday 1 fixture. All eyes will be on the Swede. How will he fare? Let's wait and watch.

On handing Alexander Isak his first start: "This was the plan all along. This is why he was not involved in the Burnley game, so he could have some proper sessions at the time he was with us. That's what you need in pre-season as well. You don't start by playing friendlies, you start with a proper training week and at the end of that training week you can play 45, maybe 60 minutes, and that's what we're going to see with him today."

On starting Isak or Hugo Ekitike up front or out wide: "No, everything is always possible, so they can but I think for Alex number nine is by far his best position. Hugo has played in the past when he was younger as a winger as well, but then he started to grow more and more and more. Although Cody Gakpo shows that even if you are tall you can still be a very good winger, so Hugo is a player that could play off the left side, not in the way Cody or Mo is.

"In general, I think both of them are more number nines than another position."

"Anfield nights are special. I'm very lucky that I've been here for eight years now, it's been some amazing games, some amazing nights here. The fans make it special on a Champions League night, so hopefully the same today. We want to get off to a good start. We've had a good league campaign last season, then got out in the last 16 but the league campaign was pretty spot on and we know we need to get off to a good start to get in the top eight to get to the last 16."

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak, Salah.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Kerkez, Bradley, Mac Allister, Leoni, Ekitike, Ngumoha, Danns.

Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak, Galán, Lenglet, Le Normand, Llorente, González, Gallagher, Barrios, Simeone, Griezmann, Raspadori.

Subs: Musso, Esquivel, Ruggeri, Koke, Martín, Molina, Hancko, Pubill, Zanzi, Belid, Sørloth.

“Alex is far from ready for that schedule of three games in a week,” Slot told reporters after his side’s last-gasp Premier League victory at Turf Moor, secured by a Mohamed Salah penalty.

“So now he will be able either Wednesday [against Atletico] or Saturday to play 45 as a minimum, and maybe a little bit more. But if he plays 45 on Wednesday, don’t expect him to play 45 or more on Saturday because his body is not prepared for that.”

The Reds and Atletico Madrid have met eight times in Europe, with Liverpool winning three, Atletico claiming three victories, and two games ending in draws.

The UEFA Champions League match between Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid can be streamed LIVE on the SonyLiv website and app.