Liverpool 3–2 Atlético de Madrid
- Robertson 4'
- Salah 6'
- van Dijk 90+2'
- Llorente 45+3'
- Llorente 81'
- Simeone 90+3'
17 September 2025
The match in data
A 3–2 win for Liverpool against Atlético de Madrid on 17 September 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 1).
Player of the match: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), rated 81, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 6 aerials won. van Dijk produced 1.8 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Atlético de Madrid, the highest-rated player was Nahuel Molina, with 69.
Marcos Llorente scored twice.
Diego Simeone was sent off at 90+3'.
Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool · 90'
Produced 1.77× and cost 0.23× their position's average
- 13 final-third passes 2.3×
- 6 aerials won 3.6×
- 88 passes 1.9×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.4×
- 1 duel lost 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van Dijk ★ | Defender | 90 | 81 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | Midfielder | 90 | 66 |
| Mohamed Salah | Forward | 90 | 63 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Andrew Robertson | Defender | 86 | 58 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Jeremie Frimpong | Defender | 58 | 52 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Midfielder | 32 | 51 |
| Conor Bradley | Defender | 32 | 46 |
| Florian Wirtz | Midfielder | 74 | 44 |
| Alexander Isak | Forward | 58 | 43 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | Forward | 32 | 39 |
| Cody Gakpo | Forward | 58 | 37 |
| Alisson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 35 |
| Rio Ngumoha | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Milos Kerkez | Defender | 4 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahuel Molina | Defender | 29 | 69 |
| Koke | Midfielder | 37 | 63 |
| Javi Galán | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Giuliano Simeone | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Antoine Griezmann | Forward | 61 | 53 |
| Clément Lenglet | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Giacomo Raspadori | Forward | 53 | 52 |
| Alexander Sørloth | Forward | 29 | 46 |
| Nico González | Forward | 77 | 41 |
| Pablo Barrios | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Robin Le Normand | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Marcos Llorente | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Jan Oblak | Goalkeeper | 90 | 34 |
| Conor Gallagher | Midfielder | 61 | 34 |
| Marc Pubill | Defender | 13 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Atlético de Madrid player made the most interceptions?
Conor Gallagher, with 5 interceptions. Next: Pablo Barrios 1, Clément Lenglet 1.
Conor Gallagher provided dominant defensive disruption for Atlético de Madrid, tallying 5 interceptions in the 3–2 loss to Liverpool. Teammates Pablo Barrios and Clément Lenglet managed just 1 each.
Which Liverpool player won the most aerial duels?
Virgil van Dijk, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Ibrahima Konaté 2, Cody Gakpo 2.
Virgil van Dijk dominated the skies in Liverpool's 3–2 victory over Atlético de Madrid, winning 6 aerial duels. Ibrahima Konaté and Cody Gakpo trailed behind with 2 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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