The Atletico game was a fun watch, but it was probably our worst performance of the season. It was the only game in which the opposition clearly outgunned us on xG (I think City may have edged xG, but for all practical purposes that match was an xG draw). We even failed to control the game after Atletico went down to 10 men. I think fatigue played a role, since we were playing with guys who had just played against Watford (many of whom had also played a lot for their international squads before that).
Having said all of that, we went into the Wanda Metropolitano and came out with a win, which no team had done for four years in a European competition. And, Atletico had suffered only one defeat in their last 40 home matches overall. And that happened against a team that, as I said, is built to exploit LFC’s weaknesses and rein in its strengths. That’s a big win, however you can get it.
Onward and upward.
