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Liverpool beat Atletico 3-2 as Griezmann sees red

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October 19, 2021 Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann remonstrates with referee Daniel Siebert before being shown a red card REUTERS

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah netted a double, including the winner, as they secured a 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid, whose forward Antoine Griezmann also scored twice but was sent off in a gripping Champions League clash on Tuesday.

Salah fired home the winner from the spot after Griezmann had seen red for a dangerous high boot, but the action was not over in a compelling encounter, with Atletico awarded a penalty of their own, before it was overturned following a VAR review.

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