Overview

• Liverpool raced 2-0 up inside six minutes via an Andy Robertson deflection from Mohamed Salah’s free-kick and a composed Salah finish.
• A handball penalty initially awarded against Clément Lenglet was overturned after referee Maurizio Mariani checked the VAR monitor.
• Marcos Llorente scored in first-half stoppage time and again in the 81st minute to level the match before the decisive late corner.
• Diego Simeone was shown a red card following a confrontation with a supporter moments after the 92nd-minute goal.
• Debutant Alexander Isak started but was substituted around the hour mark, with his display showing quality yet raising match-fitness questions.