{"id":2802,"date":"2025-09-18T02:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/liverpool-beat-atletico-madrid-with-van-dijk-injury-time-winner\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T02:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:35:18","slug":"liverpool-beat-atletico-madrid-with-van-dijk-injury-time-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/liverpool-beat-atletico-madrid-with-van-dijk-injury-time-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid with van Dijk injury-time winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Liverpool edge Atletico Madrid at Anfield in the UEFA Champions League with a late header from captain Virgil van Dijk.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Title holder Paris Saint-Germain roared to victory in the opening game of their Champions League defence, and Liverpool found yet another late winning goal in its stunning start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk soared to score with a header in the second minute of stoppage time to seal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/liveblog\/2025\/9\/17\/live-liverpool-vs-atletico-madrid-uefa-champions-league\">a 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid<\/a> when it seemed his team was going to waste a two-goal lead seized after just six minutes.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/17\/indias-neeraj-chopra-pakistans-arshad-nadeem-to-meet-in-javelin-final\">What to know as India\u2019s Chopra, Pakistan\u2019s Nadeem meet in javelin final<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/17\/pakistan-vs-uae-delayed-over-match-referees-role-in-india-handshake-row\">Pakistan vs UAE delayed over match referee\u2019s role in India handshake row<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/17\/asia-cup-pakistan-beat-uae-to-enter-super-fours-face-india-on-sunday\">Pakistan beat UAE in Asia Cup to set up India clash on Sunday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2025\/9\/15\/india-pakistan-asia-cup-match-ends-in-handshake\">India\u2013Pakistan Asia Cup match ends in handshake row<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Bayern Munich and Inter Milan both won rematches of past finals \u2013 against Chelsea and Ajax, respectively \u2013 to start their eight-game league-phase programmes, and newcomers Bodo\/Glimt and Pafos impressed with hard-earned draws on the road.<\/p>\n<p>PSG cruised to a 4-0 win at home over Atalanta and had the luxury of a penalty miss by Bradley Barcola not mattering much in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool seemed to be sailing with early goals from Andy Robertson and a typically fine strike by Mohamed Salah, but was pegged back by Marcos Llorente\u2019s goals in first-half stoppage time and the 81st.<\/p>\n<p>Llorente also scored twice at Anfield in 2020 when Atletico eliminated the then-defending champion in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to maybe get back to winning a bit simpler and easier,\u201d Liverpool\u2019s Robertson told TNT Sports after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great thing to be able to go to the end, but when you are 2-0 up, it should have been a more comfortable night.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3958551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3958551\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17T205847Z_1481242693_UP1EL9H1M9YFT_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-LIV-ATM-1758142928.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C493&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk scores their third goal\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3958551\">Liverpool\u2019s Virgil van Dijk scored their third goal against Atletico Madrid [Andrew Boyers\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bayern held off Chelsea 3-1 with two goals from Harry Kane, whose England teammate Cole Palmer scored an impressive goal for the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very belated revenge for Bayern losing the 2012 final to Chelsea in its home stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Inter got two powerful headed goals from Marcus Thuram in its 2-0 win at Ajax, which beat the Italians in the 1972 European Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Norway\u2019s champion Bodo\/Glimt had a second-half penalty kick saved and trailed by two goals late at Slavia Prague, before rallying to level at 2-2 in the 90th.<\/p>\n<p>Pafos grinded out a 0-0 draw at Olympiakos after playing with 10 men from the 26th minute. Journeyman Brazilian midfielder Bruno Felipe was sent off for a second yellow-card foul.<\/p>\n<p>Russian-owned Pafos is the first Cypriot team in the Champions League main phase since 2017, and Bodo\/Glimt ended Norway\u2019s 18-year absence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool edge Atletico Madrid at Anfield in the UEFA Champions League with a late header from captain Virgil van Dijk. Title holder Paris Saint-Germain roared to victory in the opening game of their Champions League defence, and Liverpool found yet another late winning goal in its stunning start to the season. 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