Napoli v Liverpool - as it happened
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End of match
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94'FT: Napoli 4-1 Liverpool!!! All over in Naples and the hosts fully deserved the win. Zielinski, Anguissa and Simeone all scored in the first half and the Pole netted again early in the second period. Luis Diaz pulled one back for Liverpool, but the damage had already been done. The injury to Osimhen, who had a penalty save, was the only bad news for Napoli this evening. Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
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91'Four extra minutes.
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89'Corner for the visitors which is cleared away.
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87'Liverpool are having some ball, but no major chances on goal.
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80'Little to report here in the last few minutes. Liverpool can't get back into this.
Substitution
at Liverpool
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77'Liverpool sub: Arthur on for Elliott.
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73'Napoli double sub: Olivera and Zielinski are off, Rui and Elmas come on.
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70'Lozano goes for goal and the ball goes just wide of the mark.
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68'Rrahmani makes an important block to prevent Nunez's effort from going on target.
Yellow card
a Napoli
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66'Rrahmani is cautioned for a foul on Diaz on the far side. He's been Liverpool's best player.
Substitution
at Liverpool
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62'Liverpool triple sub: Firmino, Milner and Salah are replaced by Jota, Thiago and Nunez.
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61'Nearly 4-2!!! A ball into the box by TAA finds Diaz and his header is well saved by Meret!
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60'Napoli are flagged offside.
Substitution
at Napoli
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57'Napoli double sub: Zerbin on for Kvaratskhelia while Lozano replaces Politano.
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57'Kvaratskhelia threatens again and the Georgian's effort is blocked.
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54'Corner for Liverpool which Napoli deal with.
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51'Diaz has a pop, but he hits wide of the goal.
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 49'
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Statistics of Luis Díaz in Champions League31
0.33000
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49'Luis Diaz pulls one back! The Colombian attacks and beats Meret with a shot to the far corner! Surely a mere consolation?
Goaaaaaal!
de Napoli en el 47'
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Statistics of P. Zieliński in Champions League104
0.4210
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47'Normal service resumes! Zielinski scores again! This is madness! A long ball forward is played to Zielinski, who is denied by Alisson, but he's quick to the rebound to hit home!
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46'Matip gets his head to the set-piece and Meret makes the save.
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46'Corner for the away side.
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46'Liverpool get the second half underway here!
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45'Liverpool HT sub: Matip on for Gomez.
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45'HT: Napoli 3-0 Liverpool! Half-time in Naples are Klopp's side are in huge trouble. Zielinski scored the first from the penalty spot and Osimhen should have made it two, but he saw his spot kick saved. Anguissa got the second just after the hour, moments after VVD cleared off the line and then Simeone, who replaced the injured Osimhen, got the third just before half-time. Liverpool have been shocking at the back. Klopp will have strong words to say, I'm sure. Back shortly!
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45'45+2: Gomez is penalised for a foul.
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45'Two added minutes.
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45'Anguissa starts the move, Kvaratskhelia runs past TAA and fends off Gomez before squaring for Simeone to tap in!
Goaaaaaal!
de Napoli en el 44'
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Statistics of G. Simeone in Champions League74
0.57000
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44'It's 3-0!!! Super sub Simeone gets the third! The Italian fans can't believe what they're seeing!!
Substitution
at Napoli
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41'Napoli sub: Simeone is on for Osimhen.
Injured
en Napoli
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40'Osimhen is down injured. He wasn't 100% going into this one and he will have to leave after pulling up with a muscle injury.
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40'The Reds get a corner. This is their best spell of the match.
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39'Liverpool have a shot through TAA which is blocked.
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35'Opportunity for Elliott as Milner's cross finds Elliott at the back stick, but he can't turn it in.
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34'Almost 2-1!! A ball into the box is headed by VVD and Meret makes the stop!
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32'Liverpool are two down and they should be losing by more. Napoli have missed a penalty and VVD made a miraculous stop on the line.
Goaaaaaal!
de Napoli en el 31'
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Statistics of Zambo Anguissa in Champions League81
0.13310
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31'Anguissa gets the second! Liverpool need to be really careful! Gomez is dispossessed by Kvatatskhelia, Zielinski plays for Anguissa who beats the GK!
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30'Salah has a go and Meret makes the save!
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27'Off the line by VVD!! So nearly 2-0!! Gomez is dispo9ssessed by Osimhen, he lays off to Kvaratskhelia and his shot is cleared off the line by VVD!
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26'A ball into the box is headed by Firmino and it goes out for a corner.
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25'Napoli attack, but are caught offside.
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22'Liverpool get a corner and nothing comes of it.
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21'It wasn't a great pen and Alisson saved it to his right.
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19'I've never understood why teams change their penalty taker if they score the first one. Baffling..
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18'Osimhen is taking it. I'm not a fan of changing the taker... He does a slow run-up and Alisson saves!! The rebound then goes wide...
Yellow card
a Liverpool
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18'VVD has his name taken. What a disastrous start by the PL outfit.
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18'Another penalty to Napoli!
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17'VVD clearly steps on his right foot and this will be another penalty for the home team!
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16'The referee is going to the screen! It could be another penalty to Napoli!
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15'Osimhen goes down in the Liverpool box holding his ankle after a tackle from VVD, but the ref says no penalty.
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14'Corner for the away side.
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14'Napoli attack again through Anguissa, but the cross for Politano isn't the best.
Yellow card
a Liverpool
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10'Milner is cautioned for a very poor tackle on Anguissa. Not a great start for him.
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9'Liverpool go forward and Salah can't keep the ball in play.
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7'Anguissa has a go now from just outside the box and it's blocked.
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6'Liverpool have been stung by that and they win a corner now.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Napoli en el 5'
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Statistics of P. Zieliński in Champions League104
0.4210
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5'Zielinski makes no mistake!! He hits the ball to the GK's right and Alisson goes the wrong way. What a start by the hosts!
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4'Penalty to Napoli!!! Napoli attack down the far side and Zielinski's shot is blocked by the outstretched arm of Milner. Clear.
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1'Osimhen strikes the post! So nearly 1-0. A pass is played for Osimhen, Alisson charges out of his goal, but doesn't get there, and the Nigerian strikes the post from distance.
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1'Napoli get us going in the blue from left to right! Liverpool in red!
Start of match
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PRVWMilner and Di Lorenzo shake hands in the middle.
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PRVWThe players come out here in Naples!
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PRVWLiverpool, on the other hand, haven't got off to the best start. They lie 7th in the PL and were held to a goalless draw at Everton thanks to a terrific display by Jordan Pickford. Tsimikas, Milner and D Nunez are out and Robertson, Milner and Firmino.
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PRVWNapoli are 2nd in Serie A this season, two points behind leaders Atalanta. Napoli won 1-2 at Lazio on Saturday in their last game. There are two changes as Rui and Lozano drop out and Olivera and Politano come in.
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PRVWAjax and Rangers are the other teams in this group. The Dutch side are currently winning 3-0. A reminder that the top two teams progress to the last 16.
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PRVWIt's 26 degrees and dry in southern Italy for this one.
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PRVWCarlos del Cerro Grande of Spain is the referee while his compatriot Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez is the VAR.
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PRVWLiverpool XI: Alisson (GK); Robertson, VVD, J Gomez, TAA; Elliott, Fabinho, Milner; L Diaz, Firmino and Salah.
September 7, 2022
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PRVWNapoli XI: Meret (GK); Olivera, Rrahmani, Kim Min-Jae, Di Lorenzo; Kvaratskhelia, Anguissa, Zielinski, Lobotka, Politano; Osimhen.
September 7, 2022
Pre-match
07 September 2022, 21:00
Referee: Del Cerro Grande | VAR: Hernández Hernández
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League game between Napoli and Liverpool!
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