Liverpool vs Napoli

Can Liverpool beat Napoli by at least four goals to win Champions League Group A?

Wherever you are in the world, thanks for joining me (Roddy) for live coverage of Tuesday’s Champions League Group A clash between Liverpool and Napoli. The Champions League has been a welcome distraction for Liverpool from their frankly awful domestic form (more on that in a bit). Napoli are in pole position and, having tanked Liverpool 4-1 at the Maradona (still feels weird saying that), only need to avoid a hammering to top the group. Both teams are already through to the knockout stages but they’re gunning for top spot in the group. To be more precise, now that teams finishing on level points are separated by whoever has the better head-to-head record, Liverpool need to win by a four-goal margin or more to leapfrog tonight’s opponents. Luciano Spalletti’s men boast a perfect record in the group stages and have dished out a number of thrashings along the way. Napoli have been the revelation of the 2022-23 Champions League. Kvaratskhelia goes down the left and gets a nudge from Konaté. They were one of the favourites to challenge for the title but find themselves in ninth, 16 points behind leaders Arsenal, 15 behind Manchester City and only five above the relegation zone. Osimhen is a bit late to track him and fouls the Frenchman... Kvaratskhelia looks like he's going to be the main dangerman for the visitors. That was some delightful footwork there to work the ball through to Milner in the box.

Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the Liverpool vs Napoli Champions League match from the Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England. November 02, 2022 00:31.

Salah does well to slip a pass to Jones on the left. Kvaratskhelia looks up and lines a shot from distance. That was a painful collision with the advertisement boards.

Having already secured qualification for the last 16, Liverpool host Napoli in their final Champions League group game tonight. We're live to bring you the ...

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[Napoli previously beat Liverpool 4-1 in September](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/napoli-vs-liverpool-result-reds-hit-four-nightmare-start-champions-league-campaign/wzkvnqrpzdcap2pqrnhj3oua). It would take a shrewd gambler to know how motivated either side will be for this game. Amir Rrahmani is unavailable for Napoli with a thigh injury. Defender Joel Matip is out with a calf injury, while Naby Keita is not yet ready to return. [Updated UEFA Champions League group standings](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/uefa-champions-league-table-standings-fixtures-group-stage-2022/dejy1kv7pa5d5h0bhdedawsg) — [fuboTV](http://www.fubo.tv/lp/soccer/?bgvideo=ucl.mp4&title=Watch%20UEFA%20Champions%20League&subinfo=Stream%20Live%20and%20On-Demand&priceline=Anytime,%20Anywhere%20on%20Any%20Device&cta=Start%207-Day%20Free%20Trial&irad=356367&irmp=1131770&sharedid=editorial). [DAZN](http://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lfPvV) [Stan Sport](http://bit.ly/3pKiZRl) Tues, Nov. 16:00 ET A win would see Liverpool equal Napoli's 15-point haul with overall goal difference in their two head-to-head group matches [serving as the first tiebreaker](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/champions-league-group-tiebreakers-points/1c5tkgy6fr3sx1jktb0s6cbpnk).

Under a storm of criticism over their domestic form, the Reds head back to Anfield this evening to take on a Napoli side unbeaten in all competitions.

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Live coverage of Liverpool's Champions League game against Napoli with lineup news, streaming and television options, and live updates.

Please don’t hurt us (or yourselves) tonight, Liverpool. Over a team that absolutely trounced us 4-1 in their gaff. Unless Liverpool do a madness and win by 4 goals.

Get a report of the Liverpool vs. Napoli 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match.

"I think we kept the game very even, we created chances for ourselves, we suffered in moments. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) bounced back from defeat against [Leeds United](/soccer/team?id=357) with a hard-fought 2-0 victory against [Napoli](/soccer/team?id=114), but it did not stop the Serie A side from finishing top of their Champions League group. "It was the worst possible start to this group with the performance against Napoli. [Leo Ostigard](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/281736/Leo-Ostigard) headed home an inswinging free-kick from [Khvicha Kvaratskhelia](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/274745/Khvicha-Kvaratskhelia), but the goal was ruled offside after a VAR review. [Virgil van Dijk](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/157892/virgil-van-dijk), with the goal ruled onside after a lengthy review. [Thiago](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/301894/Thiago) which Napoli goalkeeper [Alex Meret](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/209746/Alex-Meret) turned away.

Late goals from Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez helped Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Napoli but the Italians still finished top dogs in Champions League Group A.

As Klopp referenced, Liverpool were more of a cohesive unit, especially in midfield where Thiago and especially James Milner, before he departed with a head injury on 47 minutes, made it very difficult for Napoli to get their creative forces into dangerous positions. In a word, it's all about Liverpool being "compact". Is it due to a lack of investment? That's why I mentioned the second goal against Leeds as an example of a situation where you defend with all you have but we were chasing the game. Trying to articulate and intelligently dissect where it has all gone wrong for Liverpool this season has made many heads explode in recent weeks. His first goal in the Champions League for Liverpool - the first of many, Klopp will be hoping. The noise was lifted for a short period but with no real desperate urge to win the tie and Tottenham looming on Sunday, a winner for either team looked unlikely. They sensed their moment of making it 14 in a row and looked to have taken their chance from a set piece when Ostigard was left free to head home from six yards. Really good pieces of football and the defensive stuff was a high level. "If you have seen what Napoli can do it was a really good game for us. He said: "I would have enjoyed the game even without the goals but they are important stuff. Being compact makes all the difference.