Liverpool FC vs Club Atletico de Madrid, Champions League 2026-27 LEAGUE STAGE
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Liverpool FC vs Club Atletico de Madrid — Champions League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Club Atletico de Madrid 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Davide Massa
- Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
- Assistant 2 Alessio Berti
6 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 9.8 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern Munchen | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep | Club Atletico de Madrid | H | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Sep | Ipswich Town FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Aug | Nottingham Forest FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Aug | Newcastle United FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 24 May | Brentford FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 May | Aston Villa FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep | Liverpool FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Sep | Athletic Club | A | 0–3 | L |
| 29 Aug | Sevilla FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 23 Aug | Villarreal CF | H | 2–2 | D |
| 19 Aug | Malaga CF | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 May | Villarreal CF | A | 1–5 | L |
Season Stats
| Liverpool FC | Club Atletico de Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #14 |
| 18 | Points | 13 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 6 / 0 / 2 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 3 |
| 20 | Scored | 17 |
| 8 | Conceded | 15 |
| +12 | GD | +2 |
| 2.25 | PPG | 1.63 |
| 75% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Club Atletico de Madrid this season
Club Atletico de Madrid this season
Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts). Club Atletico de Madrid are 14th (13 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Club Atletico de Madrid
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Liverpool FC
| Alexis Mac Allister | 3 G | |
| Bradley Barcola | 3 G | |
| Ronald Araujo | 2 G | 1 A |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 G |
Club Atletico de Madrid
| Marcos Llorente | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Club Atlético de Madrid gets underway.
- 5' It looks surprising Club Atlético de Madrid does not make any changes. Florian Wirtz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' The travelling Club Atlético de Madrid supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' Marcos Llorente makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Club Atletico de Madrid are in front.
- 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 27' Christian Romero needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 28' Poor challenge from Alexis Mac Allister. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 33' Liverpool FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Club Atlético de Madrid's 3-5-2 shape.
- 38' Club Atlético de Madrid are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 40' Magnificent from Dominik Szoboszlai! That is 42 goals in 223 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 45' Club Atlético de Madrid fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexis Mac Allister makes it 2-1.
- 51' Club Atletico de Madrid player sees a card in front of him.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 59' It is a substitution in Club Atletico de Madrid team. Kang-in Lee is replaced by Alejandro Grimaldo on 59 minute.
- 60' Liverpool FC make a change. Rio Ngumoha trudges off to be replaced by Jeremie Frimpong on 60 minutes.
- 65' Kang-in Lee has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
- 69' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Ryan Gravenberch comes on to replace Alexis Mac Allister.
- 73' Jonathan David has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Baena on 73 minute.
- 77' Club Atletico de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robin Le Normand is hanging Christian Romero on the field on 77 minute.
- 82' Morten Hjulmand is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Liverpool FC so far.
- 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 88' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Alexander Isak exits the field as Lewis Koumas enters on 88.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Liverpool FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 4
-
9
Alexander Isak ↓ Lewis Koumas 88'
- 8
- 10
- 33
- 7
-
29
Bradley Barcola ↓ Victor Munoz 60'
-
6
Milos Kerkez ↓ Kostas Tsimikas 88'
- 5
-
73
Rio Ngumoha ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 60'
Bench
-
38
Ryan Gravenberch ↑ 69'
-
21
Kostas Tsimikas ↑ 88'
- 25
- 28
-
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↑ 60'
- 44
- 53
- 42
-
67
Lewis Koumas ↑ 88'
- 76
-
23
Victor Munoz ↑ 60'
Club Atletico de Madrid Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
-
6
Koke ↓ Ademola Lookman 59'
- 13
- 14
- 17
- 21
- 19
- 20
- 18
-
8
Pablo Barrios ↓ Morten Hjulmand 77'
- 7
-
10
Alex Baena ↓ Jonathan David 73'
Bench
-
11
Ademola Lookman ↑ 59'
- 1
-
22
Alejandro Grimaldo ↑ 59'
-
15
Jonathan David ↑ 73'
-
23
Morten Hjulmand ↑ 77'
-
24
Robin Le Normand ↑ 77'
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 30
- 27
- 46
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Marcos Llorente | 3 |
| Antoine Griezmann | 2 |
| Diogo Jota | 2 |
| Mohamed Salah | 2 |
| Naby Keita | 1 |
| Sadio Mane | 1 |
| Saul | 1 |
| Luis Suarez | 1 |
Head to Head
Liverpool FC Form
Club Atletico de Madrid Form
2026-09-09
Liverpool FC
2–1
Club Atletico de Madrid
L
2026-09-05
Athletic Club
3–0
Club Atletico de Madrid
L
2026-08-29
Sevilla FC
1–3
Club Atletico de Madrid
W
2026-08-23
Club Atletico de Madrid
2–2
Villarreal CF
D
2026-08-19
Club Atletico de Madrid
2–0
Malaga CF
W
2026-05-24
Villarreal CF
5–1
Club Atletico de Madrid
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.76
Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33
Club Atletico de Madrid xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 4.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
Double Chance
Liverpool FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Club Atletico de Madrid
36%
Liverpool FC or Club Atletico de Madrid
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
4 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
4%
4 – 2
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC
| Handicap | Liverpool FC covers | Push | Club Atletico de Madrid covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -2 | 28% | 19% | 54% |
| -1.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| -1 | 46% | 20% | 34% |
| -0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 9% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet
7%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.