Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid Lineups: Barcola & Ngumoha Start at Anfield

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Bradley Barcola makes his first Liverpool start at the expense of Cody Gakpo and Rio Ngumoha comes in in place of Victor Munoz as the Reds face Atletico Madrid on Matchday 1 of the Champions League. Liverpool Starting XI Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Barcola, Araujo, Ngumoha.

Atletico Confirmed Starting XI Atletico Starters: Subs: LFC Globe Verdict I am surprised and disappointed that Iraola has decided to drop Gakpo, his best player so far this season, to the bench. I put forth a plan where they could both play and maybe the boss will do that in the future, but not today.

I hope it works out Have Your Say Do you agree with the decision to bench Gakpo? Drop a comment below.