Napoli vs Liverpool, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool's UCL defence begins with Napoli loss
Napoli beat defending champions Liverpool 2-0 in their opening Champions League group game on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 3': Offside, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 7': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 7': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 7': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by James Milner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 20': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 22': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Joel Matip.
- 27': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 27': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 28': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 29': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 37': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 41': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 41': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 44': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 46': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 46': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Adrián.
- 50': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 52': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 52': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 54': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 55': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 55': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 57': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 57': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 59': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 61': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 61': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 65': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 66': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 66': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces James Milner.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 74': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Allan.
- 78': Foul by Fernando Llorente (Napoli).
- 78': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Penalty Napoli. José Callejón draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Goal! Napoli 1, Liverpool 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 86': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 89': Foul by Fernando Llorente (Napoli).
- 89': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fernando Llorente (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Napoli 2, Liverpool 0. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Liverpool 0.
Statistics
LIV |
NAP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 484 | Accurate Passes | 437 |
| 571 | Passes | 515 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 24 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 15 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 38,878
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 38,878
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 5 | Allan |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Adrián (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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