Wasan kwallon kafa na Turai yana da hanyar ba mu lokuta da za su dawwama har abada. Wasu daren suna na rashin yarda ne, wasu na mulki ne, amma idan ka tambaye ni, kowane lokaci yana na ban sha'awa lokacin da Liverpool ke buga wasa a Anfield. Sabon wasan an shirya shi ne a ranar 17 ga Satumba, 2025: Liverpool FC vs. Atletico de Madrid, wasan falsafar daban-daban, tarihi mai dadi, da kuma sha'awa marar iyaka.

A 7:00 PM (UTC) da daren, taken sanannen zai yi tasiri a wuraren Anfield yayin da kungiyoyi biyu—na farko na son zama a kan kambi na Turai, na biyu wanda aka san shi da iyawar tsayawa—za su gwabza a ranar Matchday 1 na sabon tsarin UEFA Champions League.

Liverpool na zuwa ne bayan da suka lashe gasar Premier League a karkashin sabon hangen nesan Arne Slot, wani mutum da ya riga ya sami gurbin sa a tarihin kulob din. A lokaci guda, Atletico, wanda jagoran sa shine Diego Simeone marar gajiya, za su isa Ingila da tambayoyi da imani. Abubuwan da suka faru da daren da abin da ya faru a cikin yanayin Anfield mara mantawa na iya ƙayyade hanyar ba kawai tafiyar kungiyoyin a rukunin ba har ma da kasancewar su a Turai.

Ganin irin kwarewar da suka yi a kakar wasa ta bara, wanda kungiyar Paris Saint-Germain ta fitar da Liverpool daga gasar Champions League, hakan ya sa kungiyar ta shafe lokacin bazara tana kallon kulob din Faransa na lashe kofin da Liverpool zai iya lashewa. Ga kulob din da ke neman nasara a nahiyar, hakan ya kasance mai zafi.

Duk da haka, Anfield koyaushe yana na dawowa—Liverpool ta Arne Slot ta fara kakar wasannin gida da nasara hudu daga cikin wasanni hudu, kodayake ba a hana yadda ake samun nasarorin ba. Kowane daya daga cikin wasanni hudu ya kasance da mintuna goma na karshe cike da ban sha'awa da jifa a minti na karshe, jefa kwallon daga fanareti, da kuma tashin hankali. Akwai alamun juriyar Liverpool, amma Slot ya san cewa Turai galibi tana neman wani nau'in juriyar daban game da nutsuwa, zalunci, da sarrafawa.

Wannan kungiyar ta Liverpool, wacce ta sake tattaruwa da sayan Alexander Isak kan fam miliyan 125 da kuma Florian Wirtz mai kwarewa a tsakiya, tana jin kamar kungiya ce da aka shirya don fiye da Ingila kawai. Tarihin su na rashin rasa ko wasa daya daga cikin wasanni 14 a Anfield a gasar UEFA da kuma cin kwallaye biyu ko fiye a wasanni 13 abin mamaki ne, wanda ke nuna cewa Liverpool na bayarwa lokacin da wasanni mafi girma ke kan layi.

Idan Liverpool ta wakilci rudani da ya zama fasaha, to Atletico Madrid tana da horo wanda aka kirkira daga dutsen. Diego Simeone ya gindaya wani falsafa sama da shekaru goma bisa ga layuka masu tattara, matsanancin tsalle, da kuma ci gaba da kai hari. Duk da haka, fara kakar 2025/26 La Liga ya kasance mai ɗan wahala.

Wasanni uku ba tare da nasara ba; rashin nasara a hannun Espanyol da kuma zaman gida biyu da Elche da Alaves sun haifar da shakku game da damar kungiyar ta Madrid a wannan kakar. Nan da nan taimako ya biyo bayan nasara mai dadi da ci 2-0 a kan Villarreal, kuma tare da Pablo Barrios da Nico Gonzalez da suka ci kwallaye biyu, hakan ya daidaita jirgin, kodayake Simeone zai san ba za ka iya zuwa Anfield da ƙoƙari mara ƙarfi ba.

Kwarewar tsaron Atletico tana da ban mamaki: sun tsare ragar su ba tare da an ci su ba a 42% na wasannin gasar Champions League a karkashin Simeone, wanda ya fi kowane kulob na Spain da wasanni 50+ a karkashin kowane manaja guda. Duk da haka, ana tambayar tsaron wannan layin baya saboda ya fashe a wannan kakar. Kuma a kan tsarin matsi na Liverpool, watakila waɗannan fashewa za su iya zama karkata.

Labarun da ke da alheri da rikici a gaban wannan wasan suna da ban sha'awa:

Akwai 'yan wasanni da suka yi irin wannan tashin hankali kamar Liverpool da Atletico. A 2019/20, Atletico ta ba 'Reds' mamaki ta hanyar kai musu hari a Anfield, inda ta fitar da kungiyar Klopp daga gasar Champions League. Liverpool ta dauki fansar ta a kakar 2021/22, inda ta ci dukkan wasanninsu biyu da Atletico, ciki har da 2-0 a Anfield.

Liverpool ta ci kwallaye 7 a kan Atletico, kuma Atletico ta ci kwallaye 6 a kan Liverpool a wasanni hudu na karshe. Sakamakon ya kasance yana raguwa, wanda ke nuna yadda wannan hamayya ke da ban mamaki.

Liverpool ta Slot tana jaddada matsi na tsari, juyawa na matsayi, da kuma tattara kai a wuraren gefe. Szoboszlai da Wirtz za su sarrafa motsi, yayin da ake sa ran Salah da Gakpo za su yi amfani da wuraren rabi.

A gefe guda, Atletico za ta koma cikin katangar ta ta 4-4-2, tana fatan samun damar kai hari ta hanyar motsi na Griezmann da kuma karfin jiki na Sorloth. Wanda ya ci nasara a tsakiyar fagen, ko dai Koke/Barrios ko Gravenberch/Szoboszlai, na iya tsara wanda zai sarrafa labarin.

Kwallaye daga yanayi na tsayawa kuma na iya zama mahimmanci: karfin iska na Liverpool (Van Dijk, Konate) tare da tsarin karewar Atletico.

• Sakamakon wasa: Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid

• Duk da raunukan Atletico da rashin nasara a waje, kungiyar Simeone ba ta cika kasawa ba. Don haka, ana sa ran tsarin matsi na Liverpool zai amfana da kaifin Salah.

• Sauran zabi: Liverpool ta yi nasara & kungiyoyi biyu suka ci kwallo.

A cikin sabon UCL, kowace nasara na da muhimmanci. Liverpool na son kaucewa kurakuran fitar da aka yi a bara, yayin da Atletico Madrid ke neman mataki na gaba wanda ya zarce 16. Ga Slot, nasara za ta daga damar lashe kofin Liverpool; ga Simeone, zaman gida na iya zama sanarwa. 

Anfield na da labaru da dama na juriya da nasara. A wannan karon, yana iya rubuta wani babi—ko dai gudun masu lashe kofin Ingila na cewa 'mun iso' ko kuma yanayin jarumai na mayakan Spain wadanda suka yi nasarar tserewa da kyaututtuka.

Yi tsammanin ban sha'awa. Yi tsammanin tsanani. Yi tsammanin wasa inda kowane tsalle, kowane wucewa, da kowane kururuwa ke da tasiri. Liverpool, koda da yanayin wasa, zurfin kungiya, da kuma amfanin gida, sune kan gaba, amma Atletico Madrid, da rauni amma marar karkatawa, zai zama kungiyar da babu wanda yake son ganinta.

• Bayanin karshe: Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid. Sama da 2.5 kwallaye. Salah zai sake zama gwarzo.