UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
  • 82': Dries Mertens (P)
  • 90'+2': Fernando Llorente
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2 - 0

Liverpool'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

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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

Line-Ups

NAP 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

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Adrián (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
32 Joël Matip
26 Andrew Robertson Yellow Card
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
7 James Milner Yellow Card
14 Jordan Henderson
9 Roberto Firmino
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah

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