Virgil van Dijk's Injury Time Stunner Seals Liverpool's Victory Against Atletico Madrid In UCL Opening Game

 

Liverpool made an unsuspecting injury-time comeback to beat Atletico Madrid by 3-2 in the Champions League opening game.

Atletico came from a two-goal deficit to cancel out the Reds' lead. Eventually, Virgil van Dijk came to the Reds' rescue, scoring the winner in the stoppages. Effectively, the Spaniards were dealt a disappointing blow at Anfield. 

Salah set the tone when Andrew Robertson deflected his free-kick into the net, giving Liverpool the lead in the 4th minute. In just two minutes, Salah scored his 45th goal for the side. He did a one-two with Gravenberch and charged past three defenders, hitting a left-footed shot past Oblak for the Reds' second goal. 

Before the halftime break, Atletico pulled one back as Llorente poked Raspadori's pass to beat Allison to the goal. Llorente leveled the scoresheet for the side when his volley took a deflection on Mac Allister to beat Alliaon to the goal. 

Unfortunately for the Spaniards, Virgil van Dijk settled the game for Liverpool with a header. Szoboszlai's cross arrived rightly for the defender, whose header beat Oblak into the net. 

The stoppage time goal restored Liverpool's unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League opening games. Salah remained the Reds' all-time top scorer in the competition with 45 goals. 

Overview 

Alexander Isak made is debut with his new club, Liverpool. The striker made his presence felt but could not register his first goal. He had a couple of attempts, but Oblak stopped them all. However, it was Salah who was the star player at the front. The Egyptian forward contributed two goals, but his first was awarded for Anderson for deflecting the shot home.