NewsRevealed: Liverpool's Carlsberg Player of the Match v Atletico Madrid

The defender shone at right-back on Wednesday night as the Reds registered a 2-1 win to begin the Champions League campaign.

Araujo also produced an important, flicked assist for Dominik Szoboszlai’s equaliser as the home team came from a goal down.

And he was chosen as Liverpool’s top performer by supporters after the final whistle.

Player of the Match winners 2026-27

1 – Ronald Araujo, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak, Victor Munoz