Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Liverpool host Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday as both sides open their Champions League league phase campaigns off the back of very different results.

Liverpool have won 2 of their last 5 games and arrive on a run that’s been solid without being spectacular. Their most recent result was a 2-0 away win at Ipswich. Prior to that, a 2-2 home draw with Nottingham. Before that, a 2-2 away draw at Newcastle. Earlier in this run, a 2-0 home win over Como in a friendly, and a goalless home draw with Como started this improved run.

Atletico Madrid have also won 2 of their last 5 games, but their form has been much more volatile. Their most recent outing was a 3-0 away defeat at Athletic Bilbao. Prior to that, a 3-1 home win over Sevilla. Before that, a 2-2 home draw with Villarreal. Earlier in this run, a 2-0 home win over Malaga, and a 2-1 away win at Marseille in a friendly in August started this run up to the start of the season.

The head-to-head record favours Liverpool, who have won three of the last five meetings, with no draws and two wins for Atletico. Most recently, Liverpool won 3-2 at home in the Champions League. In the previous encounter, Liverpool won 2-0 at home, also in the Champions League.

Both clubs go into this one with a clean slate at the start of the league phase, so there’s no points gap to speak of yet — Liverpool were placed 3rd and Atletico 23rd heading into the draw, Liverpool arguably have an edge on paper, though their patchy recent form means this one is far from a formality.

In the UK, the match is live on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, and available to stream via HBO Max, with RTE 2 and RTE Player also carrying it in the Republic of Ireland. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on Paramount+, TUDN USA, or ViX. The game is also available in Germany on DAZN Germany and in Spain via Movistar+.

Possible Lineups

Liverpool (4-2-3-1) Alisson, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Araujo, Kerkez, Munoz, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Isak

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2) Oblak, Hancko, Hjulmand, Pubill, Grimaldo, Lee, Barrios, Simeone, Baena, Lookman, Llorente

Liverpool Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Ipswich	0-2	Liverpool	PL	04.09.26
🤝	Liverpool	2-2	Nottingham	PL	29.08.26
🤝	Newcastle	2-2	Liverpool	PL	23.08.26
✅	Liverpool	2-0	Como	CF	16.08.26
🤝	Liverpool	0-0	Como	CF	16.08.26

Atletico Madrid Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Ath Bilbao	3-0	Atl. Madrid	LL	05.09.26
✅	Atl. Madrid	3-1	Sevilla	LL	29.08.26
🤝	Atl. Madrid	2-2	Villarreal	LL	23.08.26
✅	Atl. Madrid	2-0	Malaga	LL	19.08.26
✅	Marseille	1-2	Atl. Madrid	CF	14.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Liverpool	3-2	Atl. Madrid	CL	17.09.25
Liverpool	2-0	Atl. Madrid	CL	03.11.21
Atl. Madrid	2-3	Liverpool	CL	19.10.21
Liverpool	2-3	Atl. Madrid	CL	11.03.20
Atl. Madrid	1-0	Liverpool	CL	18.02.20

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	TNT Sports 1 / TNT Sports Ultimate / HBO Max
Ireland Republic	RTE 2 / RTE Player / TNT Sports 1 / HBO Max
USA	Paramount+ / TUDN USA / ViX
Germany	DAZN Germany / DAZN1 Germany
Spain	Movistar+ / Movistar Liga de Campeones
Italy	Sky Sport 252 / NOW TV
France	Canal+ Foot / myCANAL
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	PSG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Napoli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	LASK Linz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Slavia Praha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Club Brugge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Slovan Bratislava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Bayern München	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Internazionale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	PSV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Feyenoord	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Porto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	AEK Athens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Viking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Bodø / Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Fenerbahçe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Shakhtar Donetsk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Como	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Sabah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0