The stats for Liverpool-Atleti
Our team travels to Anfield for the return leg of the Champions League last 16, which is to be played at 9 pm CET on Wednesday.
Atleti take on Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday in the return leg of the Champions League last 16. The game is to be played at 9 pm CET.
- We’ve faced the English club five times, registering two wins, two draws and a defeat.
- In the Champions League, our team has played Liverpool three times, winning once and drawing twice
- Atleti have played at Anfield two times in European competitions (2008/09 and 2009/10), drawing 1-1 the first time and losing 2-1 the second. If we were to repeat either of these results on Wednesday, we would go through to the next round.
- We haven’t lost in our last four visits to England (one win and three draws).
- We have qualified in for of our last five ties in which we won the first leg.
- Saúl Ñíguez has scored 10 Champions League goals. Nine of them were scored in the first half, which accounts to the second highest percentage (90%) of goals netted in the opening 45 minutes amongst players who have scored 10 or more times (Michael Essien has 91%).
- Liverpool have played three times at Anfield in the current edition of the Champions League, winning twice and drawing once.
- Roberto Firmino has been involved in seven goals in five Champions League knockout games at Anfield – three goals and four assists.
- Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s top scorer in the competition with four goals.
- Klopp’s side earned a 2-1 win over Bournemouth in their last match thanks to strikes from Salah and Mané.
