Napoli vs Liverpool 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Napoli shock Liverpool with dominant 4-1 win in Champions League Group A
Liverpool were rocked by a dominant Napoli as the Premier League side fell to a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Napoli 1, Liverpool 0. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 10': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Penalty saved! Victor Osimhen (Napoli) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Goal! Napoli 2, Liverpool 0. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
- 41': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
- 44': Goal! Napoli 3, Liverpool 0. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 3, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Joël Matip replaces Joe Gomez.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 3, Liverpool 0.
- 47': Goal! Napoli 4, Liverpool 0. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 49': Goal! Napoli 4, Liverpool 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces James Milner.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 66': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Arthur replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Liverpool 1.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,793
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,793
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 0 | FC Copenhagen | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| -3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| -3 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Statistics
 LIV |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 514 | Accurate Passes | 314 |
| 584 | Passes | 383 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 33 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 19 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 4 | Clearances | 27 |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani  |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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