Liverpool begin their 2026–27 Champions League campaign by welcoming Atlético Madrid to Anfield for their league phase opener on Wednesday.
It’s déjà vu for these European heavyweights, who also began last season’s competition with a meeting on Merseyside. The hosts scored two goals in the opening six minutes, but were eventually indebted to Virgil van Dijk’s last-gasp winner after surrendering that initial advantage.
