Liverpool conquers Atlético Madrid 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Liverpool overcame Atlético Madrid.

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Liverpool conquers Atlético Madrid 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Liverpool defeated Atlético Madrid. Liverpool was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

A. Griezmann received a red card (52′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Atlético Madrid lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the assistance of Rafael Foltyn and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 66.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlético Madrid

2 - 3

Team 1

Liverpool

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 73 Attack 127
  • 27 Dangerous attack 44
  • 96 Ball safe 115
  • 10 Free Kicks 10
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Liverpool had a superior ball possession 68% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the encounter.​

Atlético Madrid shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Liverpool shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 1 yellow card (L. Suarez). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (T. Alexander-Arnold and J. Milner).

(Atlético Madrid) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (52′).

Match Timeline

8'
Mohamed Salah(goal)A. Robertson
13'
Antoine Griezmann(goal)Koke
20'
Antoine Griezmann(goal)Joao Felix
34'
46'
José María Giménez - sub ->G. Kondogbia
46'
Antoine Griezmann- Red
52'
59'
63'
Diogo Jota - sub ->S. Mane
63'
63'
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Yellow
76'
Mohamed Salah(penalty)
Ángel Correa- sub ->Joao Felix
80'
Marcos Llorente- sub ->M. Hermoso
80'
80'
80'
85'
Joe Gomez- sub ->T. Alexander-Arnold
90'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
12
6
Paris Saint Germain
11
6
RB Leipzig
7
6
Club Brugge
4
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
18
6
Atlético Madrid
7
6
Porto
5
6
Milan
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
18
6
Sporting CP
9
6
Borussia Dortmund
9
6
Beşiktaş
0
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
15
6
Inter
10
6
Sheriff
7
6
Shakhtar Donetsk
2
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
18
6
Benfica
8
6
FC Barcelona
7
6
Dynamo Kyiv
1
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester United
11
6
Villarreal
10
6
Atalanta
6
6
Young Boys
5
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
LOSC Lille
11
6
Salzburg
10
6
Sevilla
6
6
VfL Wolfsburg
5
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Juventus
15
6
Chelsea
13
6
Zenit
5
6
Malmö FF
1
6

After this contest, Atlético Madrid stays with 4 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side Liverpool has 9 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Atlético Madrid will play away against Porto on the 7th of December with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Liverpool will play away agasint Milan on the 7th of December with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia
6.3
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
6.0
D
Mario Hermoso  22.Spain
6.7
80'
D
Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic
6.3
46'
M
Kieran Trippier  23.England
6.8
M
Koke  6.Spain
6.7
M
Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium
6.2
M
Thomas Lemar 11.France
6.6
80'
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
7.1
80'
F
Antoine Griezmann 8.France
7.4
52' Goals20', 34'
F
João Félix 7.Portugal
6.9
80'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Lecomte 1.France
D
Š. Vrsaljko 24.Croatia
D
José María Giménez  2.Uruguay
6.4
46'
D
Renan Lodi 12.Brazil
6.6
80'
M
Marcos Llorente 14.Spain
6.7
80'
M
H. Herrera 16.Mexico
F
Matheus Cunha 19.Brazil
F
Luis Suárez 9.Uruguay
6.2
80' 90'
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
6.2
80'

Atlético Madrid started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak (6.3), Felipe (6.0), Geoffrey Kondogbia (6.3), Mario Hermoso (6.7), Koke (6.7), Kieran Trippier (6.8), Rodrigo de Paul (7.1), Thomas Lemar (6.6), Yannick Carrasco (6.2), João Félix (6.9) and Antoine Griezmann (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Lecomte, Šime Vrsaljko, Matheus Cunha, Marcos Llorente (6.7), Héctor Herrera, Luis Suárez (6.2), Ángel Correa (6.2), José Maria Giménez (6.4) and Renan Lodi (6.6).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: G. Kondogbia for J. Gimenez (46′), Joao Felix for A. Correa (80′), M. Hermoso for M. Llorente (80′), R. De Paul for Renan Lodi (80′) and T. Lemar for L. Suarez (80′).

Best player: Antoine Griezmann​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann.

His rating is (7.4) with 2 goals, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson  1.Brazil
7.1
D
Joel Matip  32.Cameroon
6.9
D
Virgil van Dijk  4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
6.7
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold  66.England
6.9
85' 63'
M
James Milner 7.England
6.6
63' 59'
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
6.8
M
Naby Keïta 8.Guinea
6.4
46' Goals13'
F
Roberto Firmino 9.Brazil
6.4
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
8.2
90' Goals8', 76'
F
Sadio Mané 10.Senegal
6.8
63'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
G
Adrián 13.Spain
D
Joe Gomez 12.England
6.9
85'
D
Neco Williams 76.Wales
90'
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
D
N. Phillips 47.England
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
6.8
46'
M
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  15.England
7.3
63'
F
Takumi Minamino 18.Japan
F
Divock Origi 27.Belgium
F
Diogo Jota  20.Portugal
6.9
63'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (7.1), Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.9), Joël Matip (6.9), Virgil van Dijk (7.3), Andrew Robertson (6.7), Naby Keïta (6.4), Jordan Henderson (6.8), James Milner (6.6), Mohamed Salah (8.2), Roberto Firmino (6.4) and Sadio Mané (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Takumi Minamino, Caoimhin Kelleher, Joe Gomez (6.9), Divock Origi, Neco Williams, Fabinho (6.8), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (7.3), Adrián, Ibrahima Konaté, Diogo Jota (6.9) and Nathaniel Phillips.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: N. Keita for Fabinho (46′), J. Milner for A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (62′), S. Mane for D. Jota (62′), T. Alexander-Arnold for J. Gomez (85′) and M. Salah for N. Williams (90′).

Best player: Mohamed Salah​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​