I could say a lot of things and I would look like the worst loser in the world. Liverpool's Champions League defence hangs in the balance as Saul Niguez gives Atletico Madrid a slender lead after the first leg of their last-16 tie. No. Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid (Agg: 2-4): Extra-time drama ends Reds' Champions League reignVirgil van Dijk looks on after Liverpool are knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico MadridLiverpool players celebrate Gini Wijnaldum's first-half goal against Atletico MadridRoberto Firmino put Liverpool 2-0 up early in extra-timeLlorente celebrates his first goal on an incredible evening at Anfield vs Atletico Madrid. The Spanish midfielder turned sharply to fire home after a corner came off the boot of Fabinho.Minutes before kick-off Klopp referred to Atletico having a similar "intense DNA" to his own side - and unfortunately for him they were at their intense best.What faced the Reds was almost a mirror image - a team that relentlessly pressed and got numbers forward on the counter.The Reds had large spells of possession in the opposition half, but Diego Simeone's Atletico side are past masters at dealing with teams of that type. To cause a team like that so many problems, I loved that. 18th February 2020 Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Atletico Madrid. However, they made the most of their early sorties when Saul turned in thanks to Fabinho's misfortune.Simeone, dressed again in all black, was his fidgety and animated self on the touchline - barking orders and occasionally rousing the home crowd inside the Wanda Metropolitano.Atletico will need his influence, and more of the same from the team at Anfield, if they are to record one of their best results in recent years. That's how it is. Firstly, Firmino was denied by Oblak at one end before Joao Felix tested Adrian at the other.Midway through the half, Liverpool thought they had the lead in the tie when Andrew Robertson got his head to Salah's deflected shot but the ball came back off the bar.The attacks kept coming and with Costa having been substituted for Llorente, much to the delight of Anfield, Simeone's side did not seem to have a way of alleviating the pressure.Liverpool made two changes to the team that beat Bournemouth at the weekend with Andrew Robertson returning to replace James Milner at left-back and captain Jordan Henderson recovering from injury to take the place of Fabinho in midfield. FULL-TIME: Liverpool 1-0 Atletico Madrid (1-1 agg) - extra-time to come 91' Correa leads an early Atleti charge, attempting to trade passes with Joao Felix, and goes down just inside the area. The way they play I just don't get it. Every opposition indiscretion - often courtesy of Costa - was jeered. James Carroll @James_Carroll84. Instead, fellow substitute Alvaro Morata added a third Atletico goal to dump the defending European champions out of the competition.It was an extraordinary result for Diego Simeone's side who, for all their high-quality defending, were outplayed for much of the evening by the runaway Premier League leaders.The 30-year wait for that title will soon come to an end but Liverpool's grip on this one is over.Liverpool knew they had a huge task on their hands coming into this one but so did the Anfield crowd and there was a raucous atmosphere at kick-off as the drizzle came down.It did not take long for Atletico to remind everyone how precarious the reigning champions' position was when Diego Costa fired just wide of the near post after only 14 seconds.But Liverpool were soon into their groove and dominated possession throughout the first half with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane both combining to get shots away.Even before the opening goal, the best weapon looked to be the overload on the right wing where Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was enjoying himself alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold.While the full-back's steady stream of crosses were repelled by the Atletico defence, they could do nothing to stop Oxlade-Chamberlain finding Wijnaldum late in the half.The Dutch midfielder was one of the architects of Liverpool's memorable comeback against Barcelona last season and Jan Oblak could only watch his powerful header sail into the net.Liverpool's recent form has been troubling, having lost their last three away games and only edged past West Ham and Bournemouth here, but Anfield transforms on nights like this.Every tackle was cheered. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised his team's performance despite their defeat Liverpool were missing Alisson. Still, the chances continued to fall to Liverpool.Mane might have taken the roof off the Kop had his overhead kick found the net with five minutes remaining. "Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0.Attempt missed. If he was in goal, would Liverpool have progressed? But the display of the back four on Tuesday will have made his task simpler.Full-backs Sime Vrsaljko and Renan Lodi stayed focused as they quelled the threat of their Liverpool counterparts, while the more experienced Stefan Savic and Felipe were immovable barriers as they dealt with Roberto Firmino, Salah and Mane. Liverpool are out of the Champions League after a dramatic 3-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid saw them eliminated 4-2 on aggregate after extra-time.After Georginio Wijnaldum's opener, Roberto Firmino's extra-time goal appeared to have put Jurgen Klopp's side into the quarter-finals but Marcos Llorente changed all that.The substitute capitalised on a poor kick by Adrian in the 97th minute to stun Anfield and then added a second soon after to leave Liverpool needing two goals. I think that was the big difference. Thomas Partey tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.Attempt missed. Entries by 3:00pm.
I could say a lot of things and I would look like the worst loser in the world. Liverpool's Champions League defence hangs in the balance as Saul Niguez gives Atletico Madrid a slender lead after the first leg of their last-16 tie. No. Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid (Agg: 2-4): Extra-time drama ends Reds' Champions League reignVirgil van Dijk looks on after Liverpool are knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico MadridLiverpool players celebrate Gini Wijnaldum's first-half goal against Atletico MadridRoberto Firmino put Liverpool 2-0 up early in extra-timeLlorente celebrates his first goal on an incredible evening at Anfield vs Atletico Madrid. The Spanish midfielder turned sharply to fire home after a corner came off the boot of Fabinho.Minutes before kick-off Klopp referred to Atletico having a similar "intense DNA" to his own side - and unfortunately for him they were at their intense best.What faced the Reds was almost a mirror image - a team that relentlessly pressed and got numbers forward on the counter.The Reds had large spells of possession in the opposition half, but Diego Simeone's Atletico side are past masters at dealing with teams of that type. To cause a team like that so many problems, I loved that. 18th February 2020 Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Atletico Madrid. However, they made the most of their early sorties when Saul turned in thanks to Fabinho's misfortune.Simeone, dressed again in all black, was his fidgety and animated self on the touchline - barking orders and occasionally rousing the home crowd inside the Wanda Metropolitano.Atletico will need his influence, and more of the same from the team at Anfield, if they are to record one of their best results in recent years. That's how it is. Firstly, Firmino was denied by Oblak at one end before Joao Felix tested Adrian at the other.Midway through the half, Liverpool thought they had the lead in the tie when Andrew Robertson got his head to Salah's deflected shot but the ball came back off the bar.The attacks kept coming and with Costa having been substituted for Llorente, much to the delight of Anfield, Simeone's side did not seem to have a way of alleviating the pressure.Liverpool made two changes to the team that beat Bournemouth at the weekend with Andrew Robertson returning to replace James Milner at left-back and captain Jordan Henderson recovering from injury to take the place of Fabinho in midfield. FULL-TIME: Liverpool 1-0 Atletico Madrid (1-1 agg) - extra-time to come 91' Correa leads an early Atleti charge, attempting to trade passes with Joao Felix, and goes down just inside the area. The way they play I just don't get it. Every opposition indiscretion - often courtesy of Costa - was jeered. James Carroll @James_Carroll84. Instead, fellow substitute Alvaro Morata added a third Atletico goal to dump the defending European champions out of the competition.It was an extraordinary result for Diego Simeone's side who, for all their high-quality defending, were outplayed for much of the evening by the runaway Premier League leaders.The 30-year wait for that title will soon come to an end but Liverpool's grip on this one is over.Liverpool knew they had a huge task on their hands coming into this one but so did the Anfield crowd and there was a raucous atmosphere at kick-off as the drizzle came down.It did not take long for Atletico to remind everyone how precarious the reigning champions' position was when Diego Costa fired just wide of the near post after only 14 seconds.But Liverpool were soon into their groove and dominated possession throughout the first half with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane both combining to get shots away.Even before the opening goal, the best weapon looked to be the overload on the right wing where Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was enjoying himself alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold.While the full-back's steady stream of crosses were repelled by the Atletico defence, they could do nothing to stop Oxlade-Chamberlain finding Wijnaldum late in the half.The Dutch midfielder was one of the architects of Liverpool's memorable comeback against Barcelona last season and Jan Oblak could only watch his powerful header sail into the net.Liverpool's recent form has been troubling, having lost their last three away games and only edged past West Ham and Bournemouth here, but Anfield transforms on nights like this.Every tackle was cheered. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised his team's performance despite their defeat Liverpool were missing Alisson. Still, the chances continued to fall to Liverpool.Mane might have taken the roof off the Kop had his overhead kick found the net with five minutes remaining. "Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Liverpool 0.Attempt missed. If he was in goal, would Liverpool have progressed? But the display of the back four on Tuesday will have made his task simpler.Full-backs Sime Vrsaljko and Renan Lodi stayed focused as they quelled the threat of their Liverpool counterparts, while the more experienced Stefan Savic and Felipe were immovable barriers as they dealt with Roberto Firmino, Salah and Mane. Liverpool are out of the Champions League after a dramatic 3-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid saw them eliminated 4-2 on aggregate after extra-time.After Georginio Wijnaldum's opener, Roberto Firmino's extra-time goal appeared to have put Jurgen Klopp's side into the quarter-finals but Marcos Llorente changed all that.The substitute capitalised on a poor kick by Adrian in the 97th minute to stun Anfield and then added a second soon after to leave Liverpool needing two goals. I think that was the big difference. Thomas Partey tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.Attempt missed. Entries by 3:00pm.