With the Tuesday Champions League results finalized, Liverpool have one of the two possible opponents confirmed. Atletico Madrid absolutely demolished Club Brugge 7-4 on aggregate (and 4-1) on the day in a tie that at first felt closer that it was expected to be.
Tomorrow Juventus and Galatasaray face each other in their own second leg, with Galatasaray taking a 5-2 advantage into their away leg. Liverpool have already lost to Galatasaray this season, though it was via an arguable penalty as Dominik
Szoboszlai was adjudged to have hit his opponent’s face while defending in the box — a moment of contact that was very much exaggerated by the Turkish side.
The Reds last faced Diego Simeone’s side in the Group Phase of the 2021/22 competition, winning both legs with an Athletí red card in each tie: heavy drama. Atletí knocked Liverpool out in the 2019/20 Round of 16, winning both legs just before COVID-19 shutdowns took effect. Atletico Madrid have never won a European Cup.
On February 27th the Champions League draw will take place and Liverpool’s Round of 16 opponents will be confirmed.
