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Liverpool's joyous win ensured Atletico Madrid couldn't play Anfield spoiler again

LIVERPOOL, England -- Liverpool were determined to ensure it was going to be different this time.

Atletico Madrid's last visit to Anfield in March 2020 was a calamitous affair on and off the field. The Reds blew a two-goal lead to crash out in extra-time of a last-16 tie that many felt should never have been played due to the rising coronavirus cases then engulfing Spain, Jurgen Klopp among them. It was the last match to be played in England before a national lockdown and football's three-month hiatus.

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