Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid LIVE - Barrios OG, Salah, Llorente, Van Dijk goals, Simeone sent off
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Half-time ratingsAlisson Becker 7
Did well to claim a succession of corners first half as Atletico turned up the pressure.
Jeremie Frimpong 7
A couple of good blocks defensively but completely missed his kick when invited to score by Wirtz.
Ibrahima Konate 7
Enjoyed his battle with Raspadori and dominant in the air while encouragingly on point with distribution.
Virgil van Dijk 7
Defended very much on the front foot during the early stages
Andy Robertson 7
In the right place to deflect home Salah’s early free-kick but increasingly required defensively.
Ryan Gravenberch 8
Won the free-kick for the opener and linked superbly to release Salah for the second during a sumptuous first-half display.
Dominik Szoboszlai 7
Helped the tone early on by harassing the Atletico midfield into mistakes and a drove forward regularly.
Mohamed Salah 8
Fortunate with the assist for the opener but nothing lucky about a brilliantly-worked second and close with two other first-half efforts.
Florian Wirtz 7
Released Salah with excellent ball first half and more signs of improvement.
Understanding with Isak immediate.
Cody Gakpo 7
Regular outlet during the opening quarter and did well to hold the ball up.
Alexander Isak 7
Making his debut, evidently nowhere near match fit but began to show real signs of quality before the interval with link with Wirtz in particular.