Liverpool vs Napoli 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez help Liverpool to morale-boosting win against Napoli
Liverpool bounced back from defeat against Leeds United with a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Napoli.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces James Milner because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Curtis Jones.
- 73': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 85': Goal! Liverpool 1, Napoli 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Tanguy Ndombélé.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Thiago.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Calvin Ramsay replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+4': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Goal! Liverpool 2, Napoli 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,077
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,077
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Liverpool | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| +15 | Barcelona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
| +13 | Arsenal | 8 | 19 | 1 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 8 | 19 | 1 |
Statistics
 NAP |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
| 454 | Passes | 494 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 21 | Clearances | 12 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté  |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 55 | Leo Østigard |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 91 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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