§ Champions League · 2026-27 · League Stage 1

Liverpool 2–1 Atlético de Madrid

  • Szoboszlai 40'
  • Allister 50'
  • Llorente 17'

9 September 2026

The match in data

Liverpool beat Atlético de Madrid 2–1 on 9 September 2026, in the 2026-27 Champions League (League Stage 1).

Liverpool came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 17'.

Player of the match: Cristian Romero (Atlético de Madrid), rated 71, thanks above all to 5 tackles and 7 duels won. Romero produced 1.0 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Liverpool, the highest-rated player was Florian Wirtz, with 66.

71
Player of the match

Cristian Romero

Atlético de Madrid · 77'

Produced 1.04× and cost 0.17× their position's average

Added
  • 5 tackles 3.5×
  • 7 duels won 1.9×
  • 2 aerials won 1.4×
Took away
  • 2 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.

Liverpool
PlayerPositionMinRating
Florian Wirtz Midfielder 90 66
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder 90 63
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder 69 53
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder 21 53
Víctor Muñoz Forward 30 49
Milos Kerkez Defender 88 48
Jérémy Jacquet Defender 90 43
Virgil van Dijk Defender 90 42
Bradley Barcola Forward 60 42
Alisson Goalkeeper 90 37
Alexander Isak Forward 88 33
Rio Ngumoha Forward 60 31
Ronald Araujo Defender 90 27
Jeremie Frimpong Defender 30 15
Konstantinos Tsimikas Defender 2 no rating
Lewis Koumas Forward 2 no rating
Atlético de Madrid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Cristian Romero ★ Defender 77 71
Julián Alvarez Forward 90 58
Koke Midfielder 59 56
Alejandro Grimaldo Defender 31 54
Giuliano Simeone Forward 90 48
Pablo Barrios Midfielder 77 47
Dávid Hancko Defender 90 45
Álex Baena Forward 73 42
Marcos Llorente Defender 90 39
Kang-in Lee Midfielder 59 34
Jan Oblak Goalkeeper 90 32
Ademola Lookman Forward 31 32
Marc Pubill Defender 90 29
Jonathan David Forward 17 no rating
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder 13 no rating
Robin Le Normand 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 completed the most dribbles?

Pablo Barrios, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Julián Alvarez 2, Álex Baena 1.

Pablo Barrios led Atlético de Madrid with 3 completed dribbles at Anfield. Julián Alvarez followed with 2 dribbles, while Álex Baena registered 1.

Which Liverpool player completed the most dribbles?

Dominik Szoboszlai, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Rio Ngumoha 2, Alexander Isak 1.

Dominik Szoboszlai led Liverpool's dribbling efforts with 4 successful take-ons. Rio Ngumoha recorded 2, while Alexander Isak completed 1.

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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Liverpool 2–1 Atlético de Madrid, Champions League 2026-27. Player of the match: Cristian Romero, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.