Liverpool will officially enter the 2025-2026 Champions League campaign by hosting Atletico Madrid at Anfield, with the goal of extending their impressive form in the new phase of the tournament.
In the 2024-2025 season, The Kop leads the rankings with the most wins (7) and the highest score (21). The only defeat came in the final round at PSV Eindhoven, in the context that Liverpool had soon won a ticket to the top 8 and coach Arne Slot proactively rotated the squad.
Anfield continues to be an unstoppable fortress, as the Merseyside team has won all 4 group stage matches, scored 10 goals and only conceded 1. This included a 2-0 win over Atletico.
In the 2025-2026 Premier League, Liverpool started perfectly with a series of 4 consecutive wins. It is worth noting that all 4 victories were only decided after the 83rd minute. This reflects their resilience, but also shows their difficulties in breaking the opponent's game.
As for Atletico Madrid, history shows that coach Diego Simeone's team has never been an easy opponent. They have lost just one of their last 10 opening games in the Champions League, winning five.
Simeone also beat Slot twice in the group stage in the 2023-24 season, when Atletico beat Feyenoord 3-2 at home and 3-1 at De Kuip.
However, professional statistics bring hope to Liverpool. In those two encounters, Slot's Feyenoord created an overwhelming expected goals (3.6 to 2.1) and had more shots (29 to 16). They only lack sharpness to concretize the advantage.
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