It should have been a lot easier than this for Liverpool but the 92nd‑minute roar to celebrate Virgil van Dijk’s winner against Atlético Madrid made the hardship worthwhile. This is what everyone expects of Liverpool this season; the captain’s header was only their third latest decisive goal in five straight victories.
Arne Slot’s side have won every Premier League game so far with goals scored after the 80th minute. Liverpool looked as if they wanted to do things differently in the Champions League and were two goals ahead within six minutes thanks to Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah. If they thought they had done the business before anyone had broken a sweat, they were very much mistaken. Atlético’s goals came from an unlikely source in the full-back-cum-midfielder Marcos Llorente, who now has four Champions League goals at Anfield to his name.
Written by Will Unwin at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/17/liverpool-atletico-madrid-champions-league-match-report under the title “Van Dijk’s late header earns Liverpool dramatic win against Atlético Madrid”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
