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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has spoken about the match against Atletico Madrid in the first round of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League season.
Idman.biz reports that the match will start today at 23:00.
"After the draw, we immediately realized that we would face difficult opponents, and we felt this especially when we learned that our first opponent would be Atletico Madrid, a team that has established itself as one of the strongest teams in Spain and Europe over the past decade.
I am sure that UEFA took this into account when it recently changed the format of the competition: this match could be played in the 1/4 finals, semi-finals, or even the final. This means that we must prepare to play a quality and strong team like Atletico Madrid.
Most importantly, Atletico has always been competitive under the leadership of Diego Simeone. Otherwise, it would not be possible to consistently finish in the top four of La Liga, which also includes Real Madrid and Barcelona.
In this sense, Atletico has been one of the most consistent teams in Europe for a long time. For this, they must regularly perform at the highest level, and we expect that this will be the case today as well," – Liverpool's official website quotes Slot.
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