There aren’t too many pleasing stuff in modern football like the perseverance, determination and morale of Atletico Madrid.Whenever you write them off, Diego Simeone’s boys bounce back and return from the almost impossible lows to show what they’re made of. Even when they lose, you can not neglect they’re made of steel and stone.It was the same even tonight, against offensively superb Liverpool, who banged two at Wanda Metropolitano straight from the kick-off. But, as you probably saw, Simeone’s slot made a stunning, quick comeback and tied the game at two ten minutes before the break.Once more unplayable, Salah displayed world-class while strolling through Los Colchoneros defence before nailing it with a bit of help of Milner, who touched the ball on the way to the net. Knocked down, the hosts conceded another one shortly after, when Keita hit a tremendous volley 12 minutes into the game.GOAL! Mo SalahAtletico Madrid 0 – [1] Liverpool #ATMLIV #Liverpool #UCL pic.twitter.com/XLaqgXMNZW— * Zàķì (@Zaki_Lucy) October 19, 2021 It would mean the done deal for Jurgen Klopp’s outfit with almost every other opponent, but not against Simeone.Griezmann’s first was a consequence of Koke’s shot that the Frenchman chipped to score just like in that Salah & Milner situation prior to it. The second one was an artistic brilliance made of Joao Felix’s slalom and assist to Griezmann, who placed the ball following Van Dijk’s horrible defending.I’d genuinely love it if this young português can kick into gear this season. He’s blessed with so much potential, and it would be wonderful if he could fulfill it at Atlético under Cholo. pic.twitter.com/qrHN2Kl5IV— Alan Feehely (@azulfeehely) October 19, 2021 With 2-2 on a scoreboard, the two sides went to the dressing rooms, but it was anything but the end of Tuesday night UCL drama. The above-mentioned French striker was deservedly sent off for a dangerous tackle on Firmino, which thoroughly changed the game’s tempo.🔴 RED CARD! Antoine GriezmannAtletico Madrid [2] – 2 Liverpool Follow me to never miss any goal highlights#ATMLIV #AtleticoMadrid #UCL pic.twitter.com/xPnL6QD8oa— Ronard Addo (@ronard_addo) October 19, 2021 The Reds were eager to retake the lead, and it happened once Hermoso (his surname means ‘beautiful’ in Spanish) stumbled upon Diogo Jota, and the guests were given a penalty. Salah was, of course, accurate enough, and it was 3-2 for Liverpool.Mohamed Salah scored his penalty at the same end as his penalty in the 2019 Champions League final 😍 pic.twitter.com/YWy1a4P22A— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) October 19, 2021 Just a few minutes later, Jota was once again involved in a penalty, only this time he made a fault on Himenez. However, after a long and thorough VAR consultancy, the ref changed his mind and decided it was not a penalty, which caused severe protests coming from Simeone’s dugout.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – GROUP STAGE – MATCHDAY 3TuesdayClub Brugge – Manchester City 1-5 (0-2)/Vanaken 81 – Cancelo 30, Mahrez 43 pen, 84, Walker 53, Palmer 67/Porto – Milan 1-0 (0-0)/Diaz 65/Inter – Sheriff 3-1 (1-0)/Dzeko 34, Vidal 58, De Vrij 67 – Thill 52/Atletico Madrid – Liverpool 2-3 (2-2)/Griezmann 20, 34 – Salah 8, 78 pen, Keita 12/Ajax – Dortmund 4-0 (2-0)/Reus 11 og, Blind 25, Antony 57, Haller 72/Shakhtar – Real Madrid 0-5 (0-1)/Kryvtsov 37 og, Vinicius 51, 56, Rodrygo 64, Benzema 90+1/PSG – RB Leipzig 3-2 (1-1)/Mbappe 9, Messi 67, 74 pen – Silva 28, Mukiele 57/Besiktas – Sporting 1-4 (1-3)/Larin 24 – Coates 15, 27, Sarabia 44 pen/Wednesday19:45: (1.27) Barcelona (6.75) Dynamo Kyiv (11.0)19:45: (2.20) Salzburg (3.50) Wolfsburg (3.50)22:00: (8.00) Benfica (5.30) Bayern (1.40)22:00: (1.80) Man.Utd. (3.80) Atalanta (4.80)22:00: (3.25) Young Boys (3.40) Villareal (2.35)22:00: (3.60) Lille (3.10) Sevilla (2.35)22:00: (1.12) Chelsea (10.5) Malmo (25.0)22:00: (3.50) Zenit (3.35) Juventus (2.25)
