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Jota put Liverpool ahead with his
sixth goal of the season
Liverpool swept into🤑 the last 16 of the Champions League with
a comfortable win over 10-man Atletico Madrid that ensured they will finish🤑 top of
Group B.
Early goals by Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane, both created by Trent
Alexander-Arnold, put the Reds in🤑 full command and there was no way back for the
Spanish side once Felipe was sent off before half-time.
Jurgen Klopp's🤑 side should have
dished out more punishment after the break but missed a flurry of chances and Jota had
another🤑 strike ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee.
Atletico thought
they had pulled a goal back from a deflected🤑 shot by former Reds striker Luis Suarez,
but that too was chalked off for offside by VAR and they never🤑 seriously threatened a
comeback.
As well as sending Liverpool through to the knockout stage with two games to
spare, the win🤑 extends the Reds' unbeaten start to the season to 16 games.
In total,
they have not tasted defeat for 25 matches,🤑 dating back to 6 April when they lost to
Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of last season's Champions League.
Alexander-Arnold
again🤑 provides the assists
Recent meetings between these two sides have been somewhat
spiky, reflected by the mood inside Anfield right from🤑 the start, and this game did not
lack controversy either.
With their fans providing a raucous backdrop, Liverpool took
around 10🤑 minutes to find their feet but then tore into Atletico and began creating
chances.
Alexander-Arnold put the first goal on a🤑 plate for Jota with a delicious
whipped delivery and although it was unclear whether he meant a shot or a🤑 cross for his
side's second, the end result was the same thanks to Mane's alertness at the near
post.
Those two🤑 goals proved enough to secure the points, with the game effectively
ended as contest when Dutch referee Danny Makkelie decided🤑 that Felipe's swipe at
Mane's heels was enough for a straight red card.
The home crowd did not get the deluge
🤑 of goals they wanted in the second half but they did get to boo Suarez's every touch
until he was🤑 substituted soon after his goal was disallowed.
When Atletico last came to
Anfield, in March 2024, the nation was about to🤑 go into lockdown because of Covid-19,
and Liverpool went out of the Champions League in the last 16 after a🤑 4-3 aggregate
defeat.
Almost 20 months on, Coronavirus continues to cast a shadow over football -
only 200 Atletico fans made🤑 the trip because of fears over the Delta variant - but
Liverpool's current form suggests their latest European adventure is🤑 only just
beginning.
Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text Line-ups Liverpool Formation 4-3-3 1 Alisson
66 Alexander-Arnold 32 Matip 4 van Dijk 21 Tsimikas🤑 14 Henderson 3 Fabinho 15
Oxlade-Chamberlain 11 Salah 20 Jota 10 Mané 1 Alisson
66 Alexander-Arnold Substituted
for Phillips at 90+4'🤑 minutes
32 Matip Booked at 90mins
4 van Dijk
21 Tsimikas
14
Henderson
3 Fabinho Substituted for Thiago Alcántara at 59' minutes
15
Oxlade-Chamberlain Substituted for🤑 Minamino at 78' minutes
11 Salah
20 Jota Booked at
85mins
10 Mané Booked at 15mins Substituted for Firmino at 45' minutes Substituted🤑 for
Origi at 78' minutes Substitutes 5 Konaté
6 Thiago Alcántara
9 Firmino
13 Adrián
18
Minamino
26 Robertson
27 Origi
47 Phillips
62 Kelleher
76 N Williams
80 Morton🤑 Atl
Madrid Formation 3-4-2-1 13 Oblak 18 Felipe 2 Giménez 22 Hermoso 23 Trippier 6 Koke 5
de Paul 21🤑 Carrasco 10 Correa 7 João Félix 9 Suárez 13 Oblak
18 Felipe Booked at
36mins
2 Giménez
22 Hermoso Booked at 8mins
23 Trippier
6🤑 Koke Booked at 38mins
Substituted for Matheus Cunha at 69' minutes
5 de Paul
21 Carrasco Substituted for
Vrsaljko at 69' minutes
10🤑 Correa Substituted for Serrano at 75' minutes
7 João Félix
Booked at 52mins Substituted for Lodi at 59' minutes
9 Suárez Booked🤑 at 37mins
Substituted for Herrera at 59' minutes Substitutes 1 Lecomte
12 Lodi
16 Herrera
19
Matheus Cunha
24 Vrsaljko
26 Serrano
33 Iturbe
36 Martín
38 González🤑 Verjara Referee:
Danny Makkelie Attendance: 51,347 Match Stats Live Text Post update Match ends,
Liverpool 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Post🤑 update Match ends, Liverpool 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
Full Time Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Post update🤑 Attempt missed.
Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the
right. Assisted🤑 by Diogo Jota. Substitution Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips
replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold. Post update Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico
Madrid)🤑 right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Booking Joel Matip (Liverpool) is🤑 shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Post update
Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool). Post update Matheus Cunha (Atletico🤑 Madrid) wins a free
kick in the attacking half. Post update Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid)
right footed shot🤑 from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece
situation. Post update Foul by Divock🤑 Origi (Liverpool). Post update Rodrigo de Paul
(Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post update Takumi🤑 Minamino
(Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post update Foul by Kieran Trippier
(Atletico Madrid). Post update🤑 Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed
shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Post🤑 update Attempt
blocked. Divock Origi (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is
blocked. Assisted by🤑 Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross. Booking Diogo Jota
(Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play. Post update Dangerous🤑 play by
Diogo Jota (Liverpool). Post update Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick
in the defensive half. Post🤑 update Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right
footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago🤑 with a cross.
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