Liverpool's Guinean midfielder Naby Keita (R) celebrates with teammate Liverpool's English defender Trent Alexander-Arnold after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on October 19, 2021.

Watch: Keita scores incredible goal as Liverpool, Atletico put on a show

Gordon Brunt
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Atletico Madrid couldn't contain Liverpool in the opening 13 minutes of Tuesday's Champions League encounter.

Five minutes after Mohamed Salah opened the scoring, Naby Keita added to the home side's misery with a thunderous volley to double Liverpool's lead at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

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Atletico Madrid came roaring back before halftime to level the match at 2-2 through Antoine Griezmann's brace, but a Salah penalty late in the second stanza - after Griezmann had been sent off - decided the five-goal affair.

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