Liverpool produced another late Anfield classic as they began their Champions League campaign with a dramatic victory over Atletico Madrid.
Alexander Isak made his much-anticipated debut, but it was Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk who stole the spotlight.
Salah inspired the hosts to a blistering start, with his deflected free-kick wrong-footing Jan Oblak after four minutes before calmly finishing a move with Ryan Gravenberch just two minutes later.
Atletico, however, struck back on the stroke of half-time when Marcos Llorente slid a shot under Alisson, and the Spaniard silenced Anfield again late on, his deflected volley nine minutes from time completing the comeback from 2-0 down.
Isak, visibly tiring, departed just before the hour mark, and Salah almost restored Liverpool’s advantage when he rattled the post following Florian Wirtz’s neat play.
But as they have already done so often this season, Arne Slot’s side found a decisive answer in the dying moments.
Van Dijk rose highest to meet a corner in stoppage time, powering a header past Oblak to spark wild celebrations from the Kop.
In the chaos that followed, Atletico boss Diego Simeone was shown a red card after clashing with supporters behind his technical area, adding yet another twist to a night that had everything.
