Match Report
Goals: Zielinski 5′ (P), Anguissa 31′, Simeone 44′, Zielinski 47′ – Diaz 49′
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Meret No.1; Olivera No.17 (Rui No.6 74′), KIM No.3, Rrahmani No.13, Di Lorenzo No.22; Lobotka No.68; Anguissa No.99, Kvaratskhelia No.77 (Zerbim No.23 57′), Zielinski No.20 (Elmas No.7 74′), Politano No.21 (Lozano No.11 58′); Osimhen No.9 (Simeone No.18 41′)
Unused Substitution: Jesus No.5, Sirigu No.30, Ostigard No.55, Zanoli No.59, Gaetano No.70, Raspadori No.81, Ndombele No.91
Coach: Luciano Spalletti
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson No.1; Robertson No.26, van Dijk No.4, Gomez No.2 (Matip No.32 46′), Alexander-Arnold No.66; Milner No.7 (Alcantara No.6 62′), Fabinho No.3, Elliott No.19 (Melo No.29 77′); Diaz No.23, Firmino No.9 (Nunez No.27 62′), Salah No.11 (Jota No.20 62′)
Unused Substitution: Adrian No.13, Tsimikas No.21, Bajcetic No.43, Phillips No.47, Davies No.95
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Yellow cards: Rrahmani 66′ – Milner 10′, van Dijk 18′
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Stadium: Diego Armanda Maradona (Naples, Italy)
Match Highlights
1′. Osinhen shoots from the corner of the penalty area and hit the post.
5′. 1:0. Zielinski strike close to the post. True, this shot ricocheted off Milner’s hand, so the referee awarded a penalty. Zielinski steps up and confidently sends Alisson Becker the wrong way, before firing in into the left corner.
18′. Osinchen runs towards the goal, but van Dijk unsuccessfully picks up the ball in the penalty area and the referee, after watching VAR, awards a penalty. Alisson saved the penalty after hitting Osinchen.
21′. Alexander-Arnold shoots over the net from a free kick.
27′. Osinchen picks up the ball on the right flank and passes 11 meters to Kvaratskhelia, while van Dijk kicks the ball off the goal line.
30′. Salah shoots on goal close to 11 meters, but Meret parries the shot.
31′. 2:0. Anguissa goes 1 on 1 against Alisson after one-two with Zielinski and scores at an angle.
33′. Virgil van Dijk head on target, difficult shot from the lawn, but the goalkeeper saves.
35′. After Milner cross near the edge of the box a wicked deflection and Elliott strikes with a knee at the far post.
44′. 3:0. Simeone closes the across along the face of goal, having come on as a substitute two minutes earlier.
47′. 4:0. Zielinski shoots on goal close to penalty area, but Alisson Becker saves the shot in front of him, Zielinski is the first on the rebound.
49′. 4:1. Diaz firing from the edge of the box, and scores into the far corner of the net.
60′. Trent pitches to Luis Diaz and the striker heads the ball at the keeper.
The Reds lost their first match in Group A of the 2022-23 Champions League.
Match Stats
Napoli | Team | Liverpool |
---|---|---|
18 | Shots | 15 |
9 | Shots on target | 7 |
38% | Possession | 62% |
383 | Passes | 584 |
81% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
1 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
6 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corners | 12 |
UEFA Champions League Group A Table, Matchday 1
# | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ajax | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | W | |||||
2 | Napoli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | |||||
3 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | L | |||||
4 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L |