Overview
- Kickoff is set for 21:00 at Anfield on Wednesday, 17 September, in the group-stage opener.
- Bookmakers make Liverpool clear favorites, pricing the home win roughly between 1.50 and 1.57, with the draw near 4.60 and Atlético above 6.00.
- Liverpool arrive with four wins from four in the Premier League, having scored the final goal after the 80th minute in each match; a last-goal window from 76' to full-time is quoted around 1.80.
- Probable XIs list both sides in a 4-2-3-1, with Salah, Alisson, Konaté and van Dijk for Liverpool, and Oblak, Griezmann, Koke and Llorente for Atlético.
- Corriere reports Federico Chiesa was left off Liverpool's UEFA squad list, while interest focuses on Atlético's summer additions Ruggeri and Raspadori.