Overview
- Liverpool led 2–0 inside six minutes through Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah before Marcos Llorente’s brace leveled the match.
- Virgil van Dijk decided the game with a stoppage‑time header from a Dominik Szoboszlai corner to extend Liverpool’s habit of late winners this season.
- Diego Simeone received a red card following a post‑goal confrontation with fans and later said his behavior was not justifiable but followed sustained abuse.
- Club‑record signing Alexander Isak made his Liverpool debut from the start before being substituted early in the second half.
- Elsewhere, PSG began their title defense by beating Atalanta 4–0, Bayern defeated Chelsea 3–1 with a Harry Kane double, and Inter won 2–0 at Ajax through two Marcus Thuram headers.