UEFA Champions League

Liverpool vs Napoli, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Liverpool
  • 65': Dejan Lovren
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1 - 1
Napoli
  • 21': Dries Mertens

Liverpool left with work to do after rescuing draw vs. Napoli

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

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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

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
6 Dejan Lovren
26 Andy Robertson Yellow Card
12 Joe Gomez
3 Fabinho
7 James Milner
14 Jordan Henderson
9 Roberto Firmino
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Substitutes:
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum, Xherdan Shaqiri, Adam Lallana, Divock Origi, Adrián .

NAP Napoli (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow Card
44 Kostas Manolas
6 Mário Rui
19 Nikola Maksimovic
8 Fabián Ruiz
5 Allan Yellow Card
20 Piotr Zielinski
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11 Hirving Lozano
14 Dries Mertens
Napoli Substitutes:
Sebastiano Luperto, David Ospina, José Callejón, Gianluca Gaetano, Eljif Elmas, Amin Younes, Fernando Llorente.

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