Liverpool vs Atl. Madrid

UEFA Champions League - League Phase 9 Sep 2026, 19:00
Liverpool
Liverpool
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Atl. Madrid
Atl. Madrid
🏟 Anfield 👤 D. Massa Round 1

Match report

Liverpool edged past Atl. Madrid 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League - League Phase on 9 September 2026.

Atl. Madrid dominated possession with 85% of the ball, while Liverpool had 14 shots to Atl. Madrid's 9.

The match was played at Anfield, with D. Massa in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 15% - 85% Shots 14 - 9 On target 5 - 4 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool · 1 goal
8 Alexis Mac Allister 1 goal
8 Marcos Llorente 1 goal
8 Cristian Romero captained the side
7 Alisson 3 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 8–3
Shots On Goal 3–3 2–1
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 3–1 4–4
Attacks 67–41 46–42
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
18 Throw In 20
14 Free Kick 14
6 Goal Kick 6
5 Substitution 5
113 Attacks 83
54 Dangerous Attacks 44
5 On Target 4
9 Off Target 5
15% Ball Possession 85%
14 Shots Total 9
5 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 4
2 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 10
7 Corners 5
3 Offsides 5
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 3
420 Passes Total 516
355 Passes Accurate 439
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
1 Alisson
33 R. Araújo 5 J. Jacquet 4 V. Dijk 6 M. Kerkez
8 D. Szoboszlai 10 A. Allister
29 B. Barcola 7 F. Wirtz 73 R. Ngumoha
9 A. Isak
Atl. Madrid · 3-5-2
13 J. Oblak
18 M. Pubill 21 C. Romero 17 D. Hancko
14 M. Llorente 8 P. Barrios 6 Koke 10 A. Baena 20 G. Simeone
7 K. Lee 19 J. Alvarez
Liverpool
Coach
Andoni Iraola
Substitutes
  • 21 Kostas Tsimikas
  • 23 Víctor Muñoz
  • 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • 28 Freddie Woodman
  • 30 Jeremie Frimpong
  • 38 Ryan Gravenberch
  • 42 Trey Nyoni
  • 44 Luke Chambers
  • 53 James McConnell
  • 67 Lewis Koumas
  • 76 Jayden Danns
Atl. Madrid
Coach
Diego Simeone
Substitutes
  • 1 Juan Musso
  • 3 Obed Vargas
  • 4 Rodrigo Mendoza
  • 5 Johnny Cardoso
  • 11 Ademola Lookman
  • 15 Jonathan David
  • 22 Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 23 Morten Hjulmand
  • 24 Robin Le Normand
  • 27 Jorge Domínguez
  • 30 Dani Martinez
  • 46 Jorge Castillo
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ A. Grimaldo ↓ Lee Kang-In Atl. Madrid
  • 59' ↑ A. Lookman ↓ Koke Atl. Madrid
  • 60' ↑ J. Frimpong ↓ R. Ngumoha Liverpool
  • 60' ↑ V. Munoz ↓ B. Barcola Liverpool
  • 69' ↑ R. Gravenberch ↓ A. Mac Allister Liverpool
  • 73' ↑ J. David ↓ A. Baena Atl. Madrid
  • 77' ↑ R. Le Normand ↓ C. Romero Atl. Madrid
  • 77' ↑ M. Hjulmand ↓ P. Barrios Atl. Madrid
  • 88' ↑ K. Tsimikas ↓ M. Kerkez Liverpool
  • 88' ↑ L. Koumas ↓ A. Isak Liverpool
Cards
  • 28' A. Mac Allister Liverpool
  • 51' M. Pubill Atl. Madrid
Head-to-head
Liverpool 3 0 draws 2 Atl. Madrid
2026-09-09 Liverpool vs Atl. Madrid 2 - 1
2021-11-03 Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid 2 - 0
2021-10-19 Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool 2 - 3
2020-03-11 Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid 2 - 3
2020-02-18 Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool 1 - 0
Recent form
Liverpool D W D D D
Atl. Madrid L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Liverpool vs Atl. Madrid?
Liverpool won 2-1 against Atl. Madrid on 9 September 2026.
Who won Liverpool vs Atl. Madrid?
Liverpool won the match 2-1.
Where was Liverpool vs Atl. Madrid played?
The match was played at Anfield.
Who had more possession in Liverpool vs Atl. Madrid?
Atl. Madrid had 85% of possession, compared to 15% for the other side.