Liverpool defeated Atletico Madrid 3-2 at home in the first round of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, thanks to goals from Robertson, Salah, and Van Dijk. Liverpool defender Frimpong said the team must strive for better performances and believes teammate Wirtz will deliver impressive performances in the future.

Four minutes into the match, Salah's free kick led to Robertson's goal, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead. Two minutes later, Gravenberch assisted Salah's goal. In first-half stoppage time, Llorente followed up a cross from Laspadori with a long-range shot, putting Atletico Madrid back in the game at 1-2.

In the second half, Llorente scored again to equalize the score for Atlético Madrid, but Szoboslai assisted Van Dijk to score with a header from a corner kick in the final stage. In the end, Liverpool defeated Atlético Madrid 3-2 at Anfield and successfully got off to a good start.

It is worth mentioning that Liverpool defeated their opponents in the four rounds of games after the start of the new Premier League season, and their performance was impressive.

"That's football, sometimes you score in the last minute," said Frimpong, 24. "I experienced a lot of those moments during my time at Leverkusen, but the most important thing is that we won. I felt we deserved the victory, we were the better team and played very well."

"You never know when you're going to score in a match, but of course everyone wants to score earlier, but sometimes things don't go the way you want. But like I said, sometimes you score at the last minute, sometimes you score earlier."

Frimpong continued, "When we lead 2-0, of course we hope to maintain the advantage or score more goals. But this is the Champions League, the opponent is Atletico Madrid, we can certainly do better to stop them, but this is football."

Speaking about his Liverpool teammate Wirtz, who also joined Liverpool from Leverkusen, Frimpong said: "He's just getting started. We played together at Leverkusen for four years and I know exactly what he can do. I'm seeing the quality he's showing now and he still has a lot to show for himself."

In addition, Liverpool will host Everton at home in the new round of the Premier League, and Slaughter's team will definitely strive for consecutive victories in this Merseyside derby.