Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: Champions League – preview, teams, prediction
Andoni Iraola looks to build on his first win as Liverpool manager in tough game against Diego Simeone's Atletico.
Who: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid What: Champions League, league phase Where: Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom When: Wednesday, September 9, at 8pm (19:00 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:00 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream
Liverpool and Atletico Madrid kick off their 2026-27 Champions League campaigns with a mouthwatering league-phase game at Anfield.
Andoni Iraola got his first win as Liverpool manager over the weekend and now turns his attention to his first Champions League game with the football club.
“[We had] two minutes of inattention and poor decision-making in situations we should have handled better,” said Simeone. “Bilbao capitalised on that lapse.”