Overview
- Liverpool surged 2-0 up inside six minutes as a Mohamed Salah free-kick deflected in off Andy Robertson before Salah finished a one-two with Ryan Gravenberch.
- Atletico hit back through Marcos Llorente, scoring in first-half stoppage time and again on 81 minutes to level the match.
- Virgil van Dijk decided it in the 92nd minute with a header from a Dominik Szoboszlai corner at Anfield.
- Atletico coach Diego Simeone was sent off after a confrontation with fans and later said he had been insulted throughout the match.
- Club-record signing Alexander Isak started on debut and played 58 minutes, as the round also featured PSG’s 4-0 win over Atalanta and Bayern’s 3-1 defeat of Chelsea with a Harry Kane brace.