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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


    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.
    2'
    THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE
    Tonight’s referee is Tobias Stieler of Germany.
    1st Half
    1'
    KICK OFF!
    Napoli get us underway.
    19.55
    IS KLOPP FEELING THE HEAT?
    Not enough to consider leaving LFC.
    More on that below.
    19.50
    VIDEO: OWEN AND OWEN COMMENT ON WHY LFC KEEP TRAILING IN MATCHES
    19.45
    NAPOLI STAR HOPING L4 WILL INSPIRE VISITORS TO HIT NEW HEIGHTS
    "Anfield is a magical place. We want to keep playing as well as we have been. We've still got plenty of room for improvement."
    Mário Rui, who is on the bench for Napoli tonight.
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    19.40
    LIVERPOOL EAGER TO HALT FIRST-GOAL WOES
    "I don't think that helps, going behind puts yourselves up against it. It shows the character in the amount of games we've come back and managed to turn around, ones where we've fought to the end and things like that. It is not ideal and that is something we can try to improve – and that's a big aim. The attitude of the boys and the fight is always there."
    James Milner
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    19.35
    GLI AZZURRI READY FOR 'REAL' LIVERPOOL TEST
    “Liverpool are in good shape. We must not let ourselves be fooled by their last game. I want my team to always try to play the ball. We're going to need a huge performance."
    Napoli coach, Luciano Spalletti
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    19.30
    MORE FROM KLOPP AS HE EXPLAINS WHY HE CAN'T REST PLAYERS TONIGHT
    "If you watch football, you will know that Napoli are in incredible shape. Maybe the in-form team in Europe at the moment. This is not a game for massive rotation."
    19.25
    LANDMARKS GALORE!
    Klopp and Trent Alexander-Arnold are joined by Virgil van Dijk on the milestone front tonight.
    The big Dutchman is making his 200th appearance for the Reds.
    19.20
    KLOPP CONFIDENT HE CAN LEAD LIVERPOOL TO A GOLDEN SKY ONCE AGAIN
    "People will look at me and say I'm tired or whatever but I'm not. I cannot use that excuse. I am not just here for when the sun is shining. I will give all I have. I am ready to play Napoli. We're missing some top quality with the injuries. We have to go through this. Some highlights, some blows too."
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    19.15
    A MILESTONE NIGHT FOR JURGEN - 400 UP FOR KLOPP!
    Can his team mark it with a win?
    19.10
    FOUR CHANGES FOR LIVERPOOL
    Jurgen Klopp has gone with a strong side despite already having a spot in the Last 16 in the bag. The Reds boss brings in Kostas Tsimikas, James Milner, Ibrahima Konate and Curtis Jones to the team that lost 2-1 at home to Leeds at the weekend.
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    19.05
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    HOT OFF THE PRESS!
    CONFIRMED STARTING XIs – LIVERPOOL: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Thiago, Milner, Jones, Salah, Firmino. /// NAPOLI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Kim, Olivera, Ndombélé, Lobotka, Anguissa, Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
    19.00
    GOOD EVENING
    Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Champions League Group A clash between Liverpool and Napoli at Anfield. Both sides are already assured of a place in the Last 16 with the Italians just needing to avoid a heavy defeat to take top spot. Kick off 20.00 GMT.
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