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Liverpool Player Ratings as Wirtz and One Other Excellent in Atletico Madrid Win
Virgil van Dijk's stoppage-time header secured Liverpool's comeback win after Atletico Madrid twice equalized; the Reds aim for a seventh European Cup this season.
- Liverpool secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday, September 17, in their Champions League opener.
- The match saw Liverpool take a 2-0 lead within six minutes through Mohamed Salah’s deflected free-kick and a strike following a one-two with Ryan Gravenberch, while Marcos Llorente scored twice for Atletico to level the game.
- Liverpool dominated possession with 56 percent and completed 531 passes at 89 percent accuracy, creating more scoring chances and landing 20 shots with six on target compared to Atletico’s 10 shots and 44 percent possession.
- Virgil van Dijk scored a stoppage-time winning header from a Dominik Szoboszlai corner, completing two dribbles in the match and helping Liverpool sustain their pattern of late winners this season.
- Salah earned a match rating of 9.0 with one goal, one assist, six shots including three on target, and was widely praised for his influential performance on the right wing.
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