The Atletico Madrid have taken an advantage from the first leg at home in Madrid. While Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah fired blank along with center forward Roberto Firmino, Saul Niguez scored for his Atletico Madrid side to seal a first leg win. This makes the match very much unpredictable despite the obvious advantage Atletico have got going into the return leg.
This lives Jürgen Klopp’s side scratching their head of the return leg while focusing on the West Ham United Premier League clash on Monday.
Following the Champions League clash between the two sides, we evaluate the significant talking point from this match.
No Away Goal For Liverpool
The Anfield may have got the potentials to recover from this tie on aggregate but it may look harder than it seems on paper.
After beating Barcelona 4-0 since losing the first leg at Camp Nou, it’s easy for the bookmakers and pundit to believe in Liverpool’s ability to turn the tie for good. Even the fans of the Merseyside club may share in this optimism.
But the fact that Liverpool have got no away goal against an Atletico Madrid side known for their strong defensive unit, they have got a lot to worry. And with Sadio Mane not looking like he will be available for the return leg at Anfield things may go out hand with respect to Liverpool European ambitions.
Liverpool Not Invincible
The Reds were stunned at Wanda Metropolitan Stadium as battle ensued between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool. The Reds may not have lost in the Premier League but the European stage have may have stunned their ego.
This got Liverpool begin the defence of their UEFA Champions League title with a 2-0 loss to Carlo Ancelotti’s SS Napoli as at last year. It promises to be an interesting and highly entertaining return leg at Anfield more as Liverpool’s invincibility was haunted by Atletico
Madrid 1-0 home in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie thanks to Saul’s solitary goal.
Managerial Ascendency
Both astute manager faced off with each other in a frenetic encounter as Liverpool made the trip to Spain to face Atletico Madrid. The match offered both manager (Jürgen Klopp) and (Diego Simeone) the chance to come face to face with each other on the tactical front.
However, as the saying goes that a coach is good as his last game, this may be the situation of Argentine manager Diego Simeone. His side beat Liverpool 1-0 at home suggesting he’s taken advantage tactically over his contemporary while gaining an ascendancy over the German tactician ahead of the return leg at Anfield in earnest.
