Alexis Mac Allister makes his point as Liverpool fight back to defeat Atlético

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From Alexander Isak’s relentless pressing to Florian Wirtz’s consistent creativity, Liverpool rose to one of their toughest tests of the competition.It was a night of firsts. Liverpool’s early ascendancy would not be sustained.

The man who named his dog Anfield after scoring twice to eliminate Jürgen Klopp’s team from the competition in 2020, in the game played while Madrid was in lockdown from the Covid pandemic, lofted a confident finish beyond Alisson.It was Llorente’s fifth goal at Anfield, half of his entire total of Champions League goals.Dominik Szoboszlai scores Liverpool’s equaliser late in the first half. Anfield was growing restless at Liverpool’s carelessness on the ball and Atlético’s comfort on it.

The France international was denied a goal on his full debut by Oblak’s low save but Wirtz kept the pressure on and Szoboszlai, having been halted on the edge of the area, got a second bite from Araújo’s clever flick. The midfielder’s first time shot sailed into the far corner.Barcola should have put Liverpool ahead when played through on goal by Wirtz early in the second half.