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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Liverpool thumped by Napoli in nightmare Champions League defeat - 5 talking points

Liverpool's Champions League campaign got off to the worst possible start as they were thumped 4-1 by Napoli on Wednesday evening.

Jurgen Klopp's side have designs on claiming a seventh European crown, but they have it all to do in Group A after succumbing to a nightmare defeat at the hands of the Serie A outfit.

Piotr Zielinski coolly converted a fifth-minute penalty before Victor Osimhen spurned the chance to double that early lead just minutes later. Franck Zambo Anguissa did double Napoli's advantage on the half-hour mark to cap a slick passing move before Giovanni Simeone made it three on the stroke of the interval. Zielinski grabbed his second goal of the night just 90 seconds after the restart to effectively seal the points for the hosts.

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