| Napoli vs Liverpool | |
| SCHEDULE | TIME |
| Match: | Napoli vs Liverpool |
| Tournament: | Champions League Grp. A Round 1 |
| Match Date: | Thu, Sep 8 2022 |
| Match Time: | 12:30 midnight (UTC +5:30) |
| Stadium: | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| Match Finished | |
𝗙𝗧: Napoli 4 - 1 Liverpool |
| Liverpool | Lineup |
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Elliott, Fabinho, Milner; Salah, Firmino, Luis Díaz
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| Napoli | Lineup |
Napoli XI: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Min-Jae, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia | |
Napoli host last season's second-placed team Liverpool on Thursday, 08 September 2022. 12:30 midnight. for the opening match of the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League group stage at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
This is the first game of the European season for both sides. The previous match between the clubs saw them draw 1-1 in a Champions League group stage match at Anfield in November 2019.
Dries Mertens scored the only Partenopei goal in the 21st minute. Dejan Lovren scored the only goal for the Reds in the 65th minute.
Eljif Elmas and Victor Osimhen caught Napoli 's eye in last season's Europa League with four goals each. In their 2021/2022 Champions League campaign, Liverpool are led by Mohamed Salah with eight goals.
Hosts Napoli picked up two wins and two defeats in four Europa League games at home last season. Liverpool, meanwhile, have won all six of their Champions League games away from home.
Team England will go out to end three away games without a win (W0 D2 L1) in all competitions. In their last six matches in all competitions, Napoli won four and drew twice.
They scored 15 goals and conceded four in that time, scoring the first in three of six games. The majority of their goals (nine) came in the first half, while their opponents scored three goals in the first 45 minutes.
Liverpool won twice, drew three and lost one in their last six matches. They scored 15 goals and conceded six goals in that time span, scoring the first in any of those six goals. They scored five goals in the first half, while their opponents scored four before half-time.