"Having finished third in the Champions League league phase, Arne Slot's team have gone straight through to the round of 16, skipping the ongoing play-off round. They are also guaranteed to be at Anfield for the second leg of both the last 16 and quarter-final ties, albeit would be at home first for any potential semi-final."
"Liverpool and Atleti have already met this season, doing so on matchday one of the league phase in September. That night, Slot's side led 2-0 after just six minutes, only for Marcos Llorente's double to pull it back to 2-2, stunning Anfield into silence, before a towering Virgil van Dijk header in injury time pinched the points."
"Los Colchoneros came through a pretty eventful two-legged tie to reach the last 16, first drawing 3-3 with Club Brugge at Jan Breydelstadion. Then, in Tuesday's early kick off, Diego Simeone's side got the job done, demolishing the Belgian side 4-1 at the Metropolitano, thanks to Alexander Sørloth's hat-trick."
Liverpool finished third in the Champions League league phase and advanced directly to the round of 16, bypassing the playoff round. The Reds will play their first leg away on 10/11 March, with the return fixture at Anfield on 17/18 March. Liverpool could encounter Atlético Madrid, Galatasaray, or Juventus in the knockout stage. The full draw takes place Friday at 11am GMT in Nyon. Liverpool and Atlético Madrid have already met this season during the league phase, with Liverpool winning 3-2 at Anfield after a dramatic comeback. Atlético Madrid recently advanced through their playoff round by defeating Club Brugge 4-1 after an initial 3-3 draw.
Read at Rush The Kop
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]