Liverpool qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League and guaranteed top spot in Group B with two games to spare after a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid.
Trent Alexander-Arnold spearheaded a typically fast start from Jurgen Klopp’s team, providing the assists for Diogo Jota to open the scoring on 13 minutes and Sadio Mane to tap home eight minutes later.
Unlike the previous meeting in Madrid, there was to be no reaction by Diego Simeone’s men as Felipe was shown a straight red card on 36 minutes for a foul on Mane.
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It was unclear whether the defender was sent off for the foul or for dissent after failing to acknowledge being summoned by the referee Danny Makkelie.
Liverpool are now unbeaten in 25 games in all competitions (W18 D7), stretching back to a 3-1 loss at Real Madrid in last season’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.
In Germany RB Leipzig got their first point in Group A after holding PSG to a 2-2 draw.
PSG looked set to go top after Georginio Wijnaldum’s brace (21st and 39th minutes) had cancelled out Nkunku’s opener on eight minutes.
But Dominik Szoboszlai’s 92nd minute penalty earned the Bundesliga club a share of the spoils.
PSG stay second on eight points behind Manchester City on nine points.
In other results, City thrashed Club Brugge 4-1, Ajax beat Dortmund 3-1, Besiktas were hammered 4-0 by Sporting Lisbon and Inter Milan defeated FC Sheriff 3-1.
Meanwhile, four teams, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Liverpool and Juventus have qualified for the knockout phase with two games to spare after four wins from four.
