In Group D matchday 3 of the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League Liverpool, the reigning world champions, win at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.

Liverpool broke the deadlock on 16 through Jota, who, set up by Alexander-Arnold, went past Sportiello and scored the opener. Muriel was the player who had the most chances for Atalanta, although just before half-time, Zapata hit the crossbar, but it was offside. The English side doubled their lead on 33, again through Jota who fired in first time into the near bottom corner. A great save from Sportiello denied Mané three minutes later.

Liverpool’s second half start was deadly as they scored three goals within nine minutes, Salah, Mané and Jota respectively.

A reaction came off the Nerazzurri, as Zapata hit the crossbar and the upright at the same time in the 63rd minute with a great curler. Zapata again tested Alisson in a difficult low save. In the final minutes, Gasperini handed out the young Nerazzurri player Ruggeri a Champions League debut, then an opportunity for both Zapata and Salah, with the two goalkeepers still protagonists. With this win, Liverpool reach 9 points in the group, while the Nerazzurri remain at 4 points.

ATALANTA 0-5 LIVERPOOL

Scorers: Jota 16, 33 (L), Salah 47 (L), Manè 49 (L), Jota 54 (L)

Atalanta: Sportiello, Toloi, Palomino, Djimsiti, Hateboer (Depaoli 81), Freuler, Pašalić (Malinovskyi 63), Mojica (Ruggeri 81), Gomez (Lammers 81), Muriel (Pessina 52), Zapata. Bench: Rossi, Gollini, Romero, Scalvini, Miranchuk, Iličić, Diallo. Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold (N. Williams 82), R. Williams, Gomez, Robertson (Milner 66), Wijnaldum (Tsimikas 82), Henderson (Keita 66), Jones, Salah, Manè, Jota (Firmino 66). Bench: Adrian, Kelleher, Minamino, Shaqiri, Origi, Matip, Cain. Coach: Jurgen Klopp.

Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU).

Assistants: Octavian Sovre (ROU) and Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU).

Fourth official: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU).

V.A.R.: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP).

A.V.A.R.: Istvan Kovacs (ROU).

Notes: Wijnaldum (L), Jones (L), Klopp (L) booked