Napoli vs Liverpool

Napoli vs Liverpool promises to be a mouthwatering clash as UEFA Champions League Group A begins with a bang at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Jurgen Klopp still has to contend with plenty of injuries but at least Thiago Alcanatara is back in training which is a huge boost. The Champions League seems to always get the best out of them, though, as Liverpool have reached the final in three of the last six seasons, winning the competition once. These two teams have met regularly in the Champions League over the last few season and Napoli always seem to cause Liverpool plenty of problems. Losing Koulibaly, Insigne and Mertens was particularly tough as that trio were part of the furniture and had become legendary figures at the Italian club. Spaletti’s side have started the Serie A season in decent form given all of the changes over the summer as they sit second in the table with three wins and two draws from their opening five games. But they have lost twice and drawn once in their four meetings with Napoli in the Champions League (the 2018-19 and 2019-20 group stages) and have lost on both of their previous trips to Naples without scoring a goal.

Follow all the action live online from the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, as Klopp's Liverpool visit for Matchday 1 of the Champions League group stage.

Liverpool have stumped up €4.5 million in loan fees and will have the option to sign him for €37.5 million at the end of the season. That's a terrible effort from Alisson, coming out and failing to get the ball. Was not a great penalty from Osimhen, and the Brazilian keeper was more than equal to it. Napoli finally get the second and Liverpool are stunned. The rebound fell to a Di Lorenzo, but his effort flies miles over the bar. Lovely lay off by Elliott to TAA, who puts his foot right through it from out right, alas for him there is a defenders peg in the way and the ball ricochets to safety. This time Van Dijk gets on the end of a cross but Meret is there to deny him. The Napoli defender is forced to bring the Liverpool man down and goes into the book. Kvaratskhelia goes in a massive run up the left wing, but as he heads into the box he runs out of juice and ideas. Simeone and Lozano get in behind the defence and if they'd worked out a cunning plan to get the ball towards the goal between them probably should have scored. Instead they get into a muddle and Lozano ends up skelping the ball towards the goal from distance. Very little movement and when he did have the ball he did little with it.

Minute-by-minute report: Can Jürgen Klopp's side kick off their Group A campaign with victory in Italy? Join Scott Murray.

[Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) fan and I love Joe Gomez. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) take their corner, and after a little pinball, the ball drops to Van Dijk. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) fans have been expecting this for a little while. Van Dijk does well to climb and send a header towards the top right, but Meret is behind it all the way. Napoli have been sensational. The whistle goes, and Napoli celebrate with each other like it’s over. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool). He slams a low shot straight at Alisson, who parries well, but the ball breaks back to Zielinksi who calmly dinks over the stricken keeper and into the net! 69 min: Elliott rolls a cute pass down the right to release Nunez into the box. As well as scoring four, they also missed a penalty, hit the post, and had a shot cleared off the line. A flaccid mess tonight, Liverpool are in danger of letting this season spiral out of control. But we have to try to find a set-up to be much better in pretty much everything.

Catch the LIVE updates and score from NAP v LIV UEFA Champions League Group A match at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples.

Last year’s runner up Liverpool has got off to a sluggish start in the Premier League and is outside the top four spots. The match is scheduled for a 12:30 am kick-off on Thursday. Napoli has proven to be a tough team for Liverpool to get the better of.

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Napoli vs Liverpool, Champions League: Read the pre-match build up, predicted XI and head-to-head record for the UCL Group A match.

Last year’s runner up Liverpool has got off to a sluggish start in the Premier League and is outside the top four spots. The match is scheduled for a 12:30 am kick-off on Thursday. Napoli will be without their seasoned forward Dries Mertens in the 2022/23 Champions League.

Follow updates as Napoli and Liverpool renew hostilities in the first game of this season's Champions League group stage.

Univision places select matches across its TV networks (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, and Galavision) and also makes all matches from the group stage on available via its ViX streaming platform. Today's visitors were defeated finalists against Real Madrid last season, and how they would love to begin another deep run in the competition with victory this evening. With the German light on midfielders that are capable of executing his plan, perhaps he will simply jettison one in order to return to the 4-2-3-1 formation he used so effectively at Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool were beaten at this very stadium en route to winning the Champions League in 2019. FULLTIME: All over in Naples and Napoli run out deserved 4-1 winners. - Wed, September 7 Midfielder Diego Demme misses out entirely through injury. We felt it last night at the hotel, there were fireworks again. They don't let you forget what you are here for." No question that's a spot kick. 1

Liverpool never looked quite ready for Napoli, and their Champions League opener was marked by poor performances throughout the squad.

[Diogo Jota](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/208133/diogo-jota) (Salah, 63"), 5 -- Jota found himself in positive areas but he was quickly crowded out by defenders. [Darwin Nunez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/271788/Darwin-Núñez) (Firmino, 62"), 6 -- Nunez looked to make runs in behind to stretch the play, but Liverpool didn't find him in space enough. [Joel Matip](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134659/joel-matip) (Gomez, 45"), 6 -- Introduced at the break for Joe Gomez but could have done more for Napoli's 4th goal. [Thiago](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/195354/Thiago) (Milner, 63"), 7 -- A return from injury from Thiago saw him add more control to Liverpool's midfield, a factor that was desperately needed after Napoli's continued success. [Arthur](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/314861/Arthur) (Elliott, 77") N/R -- Introduced for Elliott in the 77th minute in a Liverpool debut against familiar opposition for the on-loan Juventus midfielder, and he looked to enjoy his minutes playing alongside Thiago. Replaced at half-time for [Joel Matip](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134659/Joël-Matip). [Virgil van Dijk](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157892/Virgil-van-Dijk), 4 -- The Netherlands star has to do much more to help command Liverpool's defensive line as the most experienced player in the side. Napoli kept the Egypt international quiet overall, in a match where he struggled to make an impact from the right wing. His finish outside the box early in the second-half was excellent, while he then came close with a header that was well saved by Meret. A clearance off the line denied [Napoli](/soccer/team?id=114) in the first half, but he then conceded a penalty. [Joe Gomez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/102053/Joe-Gomez), 4 -- Nothing seemed to go right for Joe Gomez on the night who was caught in possession on a number of occasions, and in moments where he did make contact, the ball seemed to divert back into a dangerous area. The experienced midfielder was careless in possession, with many of his long balls easily dealt with by the Serie A side's defence.

Liverpool suffered a hammering at the hands of an impressive Napoli on their first Champions League outing of the new season.

Univision places select matches across its TV networks (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, and Galavision) and also makes all matches from the group stage on available via its ViX streaming platform. Today's visitors were defeated finalists against Real Madrid last season, and how they would love to begin another deep run in the competition with victory this evening. With the German light on midfielders that are capable of executing his plan, perhaps he will simply jettison one in order to return to the 4-2-3-1 formation he used so effectively at Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool were beaten at this very stadium en route to winning the Champions League in 2019. FULLTIME: All over in Naples and Napoli run out deserved 4-1 winners. - Wed, September 7 Midfielder Diego Demme misses out entirely through injury. We felt it last night at the hotel, there were fireworks again. They don't let you forget what you are here for." No question that's a spot kick. 1

Liverpool suffered a hammering at the hands of an impressive Napoli on their first Champions League outing of the new season.

Univision places select matches across its TV networks (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, and Galavision) and also makes all matches from the group stage on available via its ViX streaming platform. Today's visitors were defeated finalists against Real Madrid last season, and how they would love to begin another deep run in the competition with victory this evening. With the German light on midfielders that are capable of executing his plan, perhaps he will simply jettison one in order to return to the 4-2-3-1 formation he used so effectively at Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool were beaten at this very stadium en route to winning the Champions League in 2019. FULLTIME: All over in Naples and Napoli run out deserved 4-1 winners. - Wed, September 7 Midfielder Diego Demme misses out entirely through injury. We felt it last night at the hotel, there were fireworks again. They don't let you forget what you are here for." No question that's a spot kick. 1

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Napoli vs Liverpool Group A Champions League tie ended in a 4-1 heavy defeat for the Premier League giants. Piotr Zielinski bagged a ...

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Liverpool suffered a hammering at the hands of an impressive Napoli on their first Champions League outing of the new season.

Univision places select matches across its TV networks (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, and Galavision) and also makes all matches from the group stage on available via its ViX streaming platform. Today's visitors were defeated finalists against Real Madrid last season, and how they would love to begin another deep run in the competition with victory this evening. With the German light on midfielders that are capable of executing his plan, perhaps he will simply jettison one in order to return to the 4-2-3-1 formation he used so effectively at Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool were beaten at this very stadium en route to winning the Champions League in 2019. FULLTIME: All over in Naples and Napoli run out deserved 4-1 winners. - Wed, September 7 Midfielder Diego Demme misses out entirely through injury. We felt it last night at the hotel, there were fireworks again. They don't let you forget what you are here for." No question that's a spot kick. 1

Match report as Liverpool suffered their worst Champions League defeat; Napoli scored three-first half goals without reply; Giovanni Simeone netted on his ...

"In a Champions League game, you cannot be wide open like that, you have to be compact. "We have to play in three days against Wolves. Liverpool suffered the heaviest defeat by an English Premier League side in their opening game of a Champions League campaign since Arsenal lost 3-0 to Internazionale in 2003-04. "The next two goals we concede are handed to them on a plate. We were not working as a team. That is the first explanation for the defeat.