Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid - highlights and reaction

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But in all likelihood, the Liverpool boss probably never doubted the outcome as his team left it late yet again to secure another big victory.

For what is now the fifth game running, the Premier League champions scored their winning goal in the closing stages, this time to give lift-off to their efforts to bring home a seventh European Cup and prove that their flair for the dramatic is not confined only to domestic duty.

Virgil van Dijk's 92nd-minute header to seal a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid here means it is still Dominik Szoboszlai's free-kick against Arsenal that remains the earliest the Reds have scored any of their winning goals this term, which came after a mere 83 minutes.

And for all the talk of Liverpool putting their fans - and head coach - through the emotional wringer every week with their apparent unwillingness to put games to bed before the final knockings, their ability to continue scoring so late only fosters a belief that it can be done.

The psychological impact this must have on the opposition can become weaponised by Slot's team as they go forth.

READ PAUL GORST'S VERDICT IN FULL HERE

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk celebrates after his dramatic winner against Atletico Madrid (Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)