Jürgen Klopp described Liverpool's 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid as 'a real fight' in his post-match assessment of a sensational Champions League encounter.
The Reds raced into a two-goal lead by the 13th minute of Tuesday night’s Group B tie at Estadio Metropolitano, through Mohamed Salah’s deflected shot and Naby Keita’s fabulous volley.
Diego Simeone’s La Liga title-holders fought back to level before the break courtesy of a double from Antoine Griezmann, who was then sent off for a high boot early in the second half.
Salah slotted in a penalty on 78 minutes to restore the visitors’ advantage and after the referee overturned his initial decision to subsequently award the hosts a spot-kick, Liverpool moved five points clear in the group.