
Atlético vs Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
2 - 3
Mohamed Salah double helps Liverpool edge Atletico as Antoine Griezmann sent off
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Liverpool secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Match Commentary
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José Giménez replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Naby Keïta.
- 52': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card.
- 59': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces James Milner.
- 63': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 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.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+5': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Liverpool 3.
Game Information
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,725
Statistics
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ATM![]() |
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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 |
Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)
No. | Name |
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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 |
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1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andrew 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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