Liverpool vs Napoli, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Dejan Lovren scored a second-half header as Liverpool came back for a 1-1 draw against Napoli in Champions League group stage action.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 1': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 8': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 11': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 13': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 14': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
- 14': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 19': Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Fabinho because of an injury.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 21': Goal! Liverpool 0, Napoli 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
- 26': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 27': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 28': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 28': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 31': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 35': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 42': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 42': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan.
- 45'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 45'+2': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 45'+2': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 45'+2': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Napoli 1.
- 46': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 46': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 48': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 57': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 57': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Joseph Gomez.
- 60': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 61': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 61': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 62': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 65': Goal! Liverpool 1, Napoli 1. Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Hand ball by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 68': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 75': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 78': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Fernando Llorente is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces James Milner.
- 79': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 79': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a headed pass.
- 81': Foul by Fernando Llorente (Napoli).
- 81': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Dries Mertens.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 87': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan.
- 88': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Lovren.
- 90'+1': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Allan (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 28.2 | Possession | 71.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 209 | Accurate Passes | 646 |
| 293 | Passes | 731 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 33 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,128
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,128
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson  |
| 12 | Joe Gomez |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 5 | Allan |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
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