[Teams] Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: confirmed line-ups while Alexander Isak makes debut

Liverpool starts with their 2025/26 Champions League campaign on Anfield while taking the Spanish giant Atletico Madrid tonight.

The Reds started the domestic season, as well as the SIT TOP of the Premier League table on maximum points that all four of their games have won so far.

Arne Slot hopes to translate that form into Europe while they are taking Atletico tonight. Slot has made a huge call by handing record summer with signing Alexander Isak’s debut. The Swedish international comes in front of Hugo Ekitike.

Cody Gakpo holds his place in the Liverpool attack together with Mohamed Salah, while Florian Wirtz keeps his place in the attacking midfield role, so it’s a terrifying Reds attack tonight.

Ryan Gravenberch starts in midfield together with Dominik Szoboszlai, so Alexis Macallister has to settle for a place among the replacements.

Virgil van Dijk Marshalls de Liverpool defense and is again accompanied by Ibrahimo Konate. Jeremie Frimpong is called back to start right, while Andy Robertson also comes in for Milos Kerkez at left back.

As far as Madrid is concerned, Jan Oblak retains the goal, while former Chelsea -man Conor Gallagher starts in midfield. Antoine Griezmann will be the danger for the visitors at the front.

Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Liverpool

Alisson, Frimpong, Contate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Graveberch, Wirtz, is wrong, Issger, Gakpo.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Endo, Books, Machine, Bradley, Leoni, Ekitic, Danns, Ngumoha.

Atletico Madrid

Oblak; Lorent, length, the Norman, Galan; Simeon, French, Barrios, Greece, Raspador.

Subs: Musso, Esquivel, Ruggeri, Molina, Hancko, Pubill, Kake, Taufik, Rayane, Sorlth, Martin.