Head-to-Head: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

Liverpool and Atletico Madrid have created a European head-to-head shaped by reversals rather than a fixed hierarchy. Atletico Madrid won both legs of the 2020 Champions League knockout tie, including a 3-2 extra-time success at Anfield, yet Liverpool answered in the group stage and won 3-2 in 2025. The pairing therefore asks whether Liverpool’s later edge can withstand Atletico’s knockout resilience.

Past matches, Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

9 September 2026 League Stage - 1

Liverpool

2 - 1

Atletico Madrid
17 September 2025 League Stage - 1

Liverpool

3 - 2

Atletico Madrid
3 November 2021 Group Stage - 4

Liverpool

2 - 0

Atletico Madrid

Anfield
19 October 2021 Group Stage - 3

Atletico Madrid

2 - 3

Liverpool

Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
11 March 2020 8th Finals

Liverpool

2 - 3

Atletico Madrid

Anfield

Match center

Liverpool

2 - 1

9 September 2026

Atletico Madrid

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Starting eleven

Substitutes Liverpool

28
G
25
G
21
D
44
D
30
D
38
M
53
M
42
M
67
F
23
F
76
F

Atletico Madrid Substitutes

G
1
D
22
D
24
D
30
D
27
M
23
M
3
M
4
M
5
M
46
F
11
F
15

Match events

45'

90'

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⇄

17'
⚽

M. Llorente Normal Goal (Asst: J. Alvarez)
28'

Alexis Mac Allister Yellow Card
40'
⚽

D. Szoboszlai Normal Goal (Asst: R. Araujo)
50'
⚽

A. Mac Allister Normal Goal (Asst: A. Isak)
51'

Marc Pubill Yellow Card
59'

A. Grimaldo Lee Kang-In
59'

A. Lookman Koke
60'

J. Frimpong R. Ngumoha
60'

V. Munoz B. Barcola
69'

R. Gravenberch A. Mac Allister
73'

J. David A. Baena
77'

R. Le Normand C. Romero
77'

M. Hjulmand P. Barrios
88'

K. Tsimikas M. Kerkez
88'

L. Koumas A. Isak

Stats for this game

Matchup Liverpool VS Atletico Madrid

Atletico’s knockout answer

Atletico Madrid established the most forceful counterpoint in the 2020 Round of 16. They won 1-0 at home on 18 February, then overturned Liverpool’s 1-0 lead at Anfield on 11 March to prevail 3-2 after extra time. That tie showed how quickly the balance can change when a narrow advantage is carried into the return match, and it prevents Liverpool’s later results from becoming a complete explanation of the matchup.

Liverpool’s response

Liverpool changed the tone in the group stage by winning 2-0 at home on 3 November 2021, after also taking a 3-2 away victory earlier in that campaign. They then beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in the league stage on 17 September 2025. The sequence leaves Liverpool with a stronger later position, but Atletico’s knockout record against them remains a meaningful test. Another meeting would continue to ask whether Liverpool can impose the control shown in the group and league stages, or whether Atletico can recreate the tight margins that made the 2020 tie turn in their favour.