William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League clash between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid.
Our Prediction: Both Teams To Score & Liverpool To Win (21/10), Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid (13/2)
Liverpool step into their Champions League opener at Anfield with a visit from Atletico Madrid, who arrive in England looking to re‑assert themselves as early contenders in Europe.
Now, let’s take a closer look at some UEFA Champions League odds and betting angles for Wednesday’s fixture:
Liverpool v Atletico Madrid – Wednesday, 8pm
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- Andoni Iraola takes charge of his first ever UEFA Champions League game as Liverpool boss on Wednesday night, fresh from securing his first Premier League win of the campaign with a 2‑0 victory away at Ipswich Town on Friday.
- These two sides also met on Matchday 1 last season, a game Liverpool edged 3‑2, and with the Reds finishing inside the top three in each of the last two campaigns, Iraola will be desperate to get off to another fast start.
- The Spaniard is winless in his four meetings with Atletico Madrid (D1, L3), but Liverpool have dominated this fixture in Europe, winning each of the last three Champions League clashes between the pair. Atleti have never lost four consecutive European games against the same opponent, but William Hill still make Liverpool the 7/10 favourites to win this.
- Atletico Madrid are still chasing their first Champions League crown, though they’ve reached one European Cup final (1974) and two UCL finals (2014, 2016), and last season’s run to the semi‑finals showed they remain a major threat at this level.
- However, Atleti have never won a Champions League group‑stage/league‑phase match against an English side (D4, L6), suggesting they may struggle again in their opener at Anfield.
- Even so, given Liverpool’s strong start and Atleti’s record of scoring in 22 of their last 24 league‑phase matches, the visitors should still fancy their chances of finding the net. Punters can back Atletico Madrid at 17/5 with William Hill to take all three points.
*All odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
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