Liverpool, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain achieve victory in the opening of the Champions League

Liverpool came from behind to win an important opening victory over its Spanish guest, Atletico Madrid, 2-1, on Wednesday at Anfield Stadium, in the first round of the European Champions League Unified Group League.

After Marcos Llorente gave Atletico the lead (17), Liverpool responded with two goals through Hungarian Dominik Soboslai (40) and Argentine Alexis McAllister (50).

McAllister expressed his dissatisfaction with not obtaining a new contract on the eve of the match, but he gave his team an important opening victory.

The match also witnessed the newcomer to Liverpool, the French international winger Bradley Barkola, leaving the field limping, affected by a calf injury (60).

For the first time this season, Argentine coach Diego Simeone brought in his compatriot, international striker Julián Alvarez, as a starter, after all attempts to move him to Barcelona reached a dead end.

Llorente gave Rojiblancos the best start at Anfield when he gave them the lead following a through pass from Alvarez. He passed Hungarian Milos Kerkes before raising the ball over Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker, ahead of his goal, and it landed in the net (17).

The hosts imposed a draw after the Uruguayan international defender loaned from Barcelona, ​​Spain, Ronald Araujo, prepared the ball with a smart touch in front of Soboslai, as the latter changed the direction of the ball, then fired an accurate shot that settled in the lower left corner (40).

The Reds took the lead after McAllister fired a shot, scoring his 20th goal in a Liverpool shirt, after the ball bounced off Swedish Alexander Isak and reached him on the outskirts of the penalty area (50).

The French team, Paris Saint-Germain, launched its journey to defend its Champions League title, with a crushing victory over Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia, with a score of 6/1 on Wednesday in the first round of the tournament.

Paris Saint-Germain's goals were scored by Ousmane Dembélé (two goals) in the 17th and 23rd minutes, the Spaniard Ferran Torres scored three goals (a hat-trick) in the 31st, 47th and 57th minutes, and his compatriot Fabian Ruiz in the 87th minute, while Gambian Suleiman Kamara scored Bratislava's only goal in the 58th minute.

Saint-Germain will play a strong match in the next round against Manchester City at the latter’s stadium in the second round, on Wednesday, October 14, while Bratislava will face German Stuttgart on the same day.

Arsenal continued its perfect start to the current season, achieving a valuable victory outside its stadium at the expense of its Italian host Napoli 1-0 in the first round of the Champions League.

The only goal was scored by Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard, the team's leader, in the 75th minute.

Arsenal achieved its fifth victory in all tournaments since the beginning of the season, after winning the Charity Shield match against Manchester City, and was victorious in its three matches in the English Premier League.

The runner-up of the Champions League in the last edition launched the current season of the continental competition, while Napoli suffered its first loss at home.

Arsenal will host Lille in the second round, while Napoli will host Villarreal, Spain, on October 13.