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Champions League Group A result: Late goals from Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez secure win for Liverpool but Napoli still clinch top spot

Champions League / Group Stage
Anfield / 01.11.2022
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    Paul Hassall

    Updated 01/11/2022 at 22:15 GMT


    40'
    MILNER WILL CONTINUE
    Of course he will. The veteran looks fine and will soldier on.
    On we go...
    38'
    MILNER DOWN INJURED
    The Liverpool man will need some treatment on a bloody head injury after a clash of heads with Anguissa.
    36'
    YELLOW CARD!
    Konate cautioned.
    I. Konaté
    Yellow card
    I. Konaté
    Liverpool
    Liverpool
    Yellow Cards1
    Fouls1
    Fouls against1
    33'
    NAPOLI ON THE ROAD
    Away from home in all competitions this season, Napoli have played eight times; winning seven times and drawing once. They have netted 23 times and conceded only six goals.
    31'
    LIVERPOOL CHANCE
    Firmino keeps a Reds attack alive with an improvised back-heel flick from the byline, but Jones can't keep his header down after reacting first to meet the Brazilian's cross.
    30'
    LIVERPOOL CHANCE
    Alisson denies Ndombele with a smart stop and then sets the hosts off on a rapid break. Salah surges away, jinks inside from the right and lays it back for Thiago, who stings Meret's palms with a side-footed effort.
    28'
    SEVENTH HEAVEN FOR NAPOLI?
    Should Napoli win here they will become the seventh different Italian team to win at Anfield, following Genoa (1992), Roma (2001), Fiorentina (2009), Udinese (2012), Atalanta (2020) and Inter Milan (2022).
    26'
    LIVERPOOL THREATEN ONCE MORE
    Firmino and Milner combine brilliantly down the right but the latter's cutback is well defended.
    25'
    23'
    ELSEWHERE IN GROUP A
    Rangers trail 1-0 at home to Ajax.
    The Scottish side need a five-goal win to finish third and qualify for the Europa League.
    It's looking even more unlikely now!
    21'
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    19'
    LIVERPOOL THREATEN AT PACE...
    A flowing counter attack from left to right ends with Salah cutting inside and curling a devilish cross-shot towards the far post that Meret does well to gather.
    Salah was hoping to see more of his teammates gambling to get on the end of that.
    17'
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    15'
    WILL IT BE 12TH TIME LUCKY FOR NAPOLI IN ENGLAND?
    In 11 previous visits to these shores, Napoli have never managed to pick up a victory. They have drawn three and lost eight.
    13'
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    11'
    AN EVEN AFFAIR SO FAR
    Both sides have had some promising moments without truly looking like breaking the deadlock.
    9'
    NAPOLI PENALTY APPEAL
    Kvaratskhelia surges down the left and powers into the area. Konate comes across and appears to nudge the Napoli man, who tumbles to the floor.
    He turns to the referee, who just isn't interested.
    7'
    EXCELLENT DEFENDING
    Salah plays a blind pass towards Trent Alexander Arnold and almost gifts Kvaratskhelia a run at goal. TAA stands tall though and makes a crucial block-challenge before clearing his lines.
    5'
    LIVERPOOL CHANCE
    Neat foot work from Salah sees the Egyptian spy a pass in-behind for Jones. The midfielder gets there ahead of the keeper but his clipped effort doesn't drop enough and lands on the top of the netting.
    4'
    LFC v ITALIANS SIDES
    The Reds have won 17, drawn four and lost 17 of the 38 matches versus opposition from Italy.
    3'
    H2H
    Liverpool and Napoli have met seven times with the Merseysiders winning two and Napoli triumphing on three occasions. Two games have finished all-square.