Virgil Van Dijk, the hero of Liverpool's triumph.
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Liverpool stayed with an agonizing triumph in the first day of the Champions League by defeating Atlético de Madrid 3-2 in Anfield.
The 'Reds' seemed aimed at a quiet night with a devastating start, but Marcos Llorente's double returned the emotion and forced to wait until the addition time to resolve the match.
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The beginning was all for the English team, which opened the score at minute 3 with a free kick from Salah that Robertson diverted for 1-0. A few minutes later, Salah himself expanded the advantage with a wall with Gravenberch that left him hand to Oblak.
Atlético took to react, but at the close of the first part his hero appeared: Marcos Llorente, who defined Cruzado after scratch assistance for 2-1 before the break.
The second half kept the intense rhythm and, when Liverpool seemed close to the third, Llorente marked again with a volley from the front that touched in Mac Allister and beat Alisson for 2-2. The goal silenced Anfield and filled the mattresses with hope, who resisted the English siege with Oblak as a figure and a defense that cleared each aerial shipment.
When the tie seemed definitive, the final blow came. In the 90+2 minute, Szoboszlai executed a precise corner that Van Dijk headed with authority for 3-2.
The celebration in Anfield was total, while in the Visitor Bank Simeone lost his composure and ended up expelled in the added time.
Atlético had the draw in the last play with a sulloth header that caught Alisson without problems, while Ekitike wasted the room for Liverpool.
With this result, those of Arne Slot add their first three points, while the Simeone team must react on the next day.
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