Liverpool meets Atletico Madrid in the Champions League derby derby


Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 13:18 / Updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025 13:35
Liverpool meets her Atletico Madrid in the first stage of the Champions League. The match on Anfield starts at 22:00 and can be watched LiveText on GSP.ro and live on the first Sport 2 and Digi Sport 2.
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Liverpool – Atletico Madrid, probable teams
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson – Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez – Gravenberch, Szoboszlai – Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo – Ekitike
Coach: Arne slot
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak – Llorent, Le Normand, Lenglet, Galan – Simeone, Koke, Barrios, Gallagher – Griezmann, Sorloth
Coach: Diego Simeone
Liverpool comes after a series of 4 consecutive victories in the championship, being the only team with maximum percentage in the Premier League. The “cormorants” defeated Burnley in the last stage, score 1-0, thanks to a penalty transformed by Mohamed Salah into the extension minutes.
Previously, Liverpool won with the same score against the Arsenal vice -champion, after Dominik Szoboszlai turned a free kick in the 83rd minute.
Also at the limit was the victory with Newcastle from the second stage, score 3-2. “Cozofenele”, in numerical inferiority, had managed to return from 0-2, but Liverpool imposed in the 90+10 minute, thanks to the goal scored by Rio Ngumoha.
In the first stage, Liverpool led Bournemouth 2-0, but the “cherries” managed to restore equality in the second half. Federico Chiesa scored the 3-2 goal in the 88th minute, and Mohamed Salah set the final score, 4-2, in the 90+4 minute.
Atletico Madrid debuted in La Liga with a failure, score 1-2 away with Espanyol. Then followed two draws with the same score, 1-1, with Elche and Alaves. The first victory of Diego Simeone's band came in the last stage, when Atletico defeated Villarreal, score 2-0, after the goals scored by Pablo Barrios and Nicolas Gonzalez.




