There is still hope, albeit faint, of Liverpool topping their Champions League group when hosting Napoli today.
Jurgen Klopp’s out-of-sorts side recovered from a disastrous start to their European campaign to seal qualification through to the last 16 with a game to spare following last week’s comfortable 3-0 win over Ajax in Amsterdam.
The Reds look destined to finish as runners-up with a theoretically tougher knockout draw, unless they can beat Napoli by four clear goals - not typically impossible when you consider Liverpool’s enviable firepower, especially at home on an atmospheric European night, yet this is a side that went down 4-1 in Naples in the reverse fixture and were stunned by lowly Leeds as their frustrating Premier League season hit a new low on Saturday.
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Add to that the small matter of Napoli’s incredible 13-match winning run that surpassed the best team from the Diego Maradona era with a 4-0 trouncing of Sassuolo and it looks next to impossible for Liverpool to dramatically snatch top billing on matchday six.
While Liverpool currently sit a distant ninth in the Premier League and 15 points adrift of the title pace after only four wins so far this term, their opponents are still unbeaten, have a five-point lead at the Serie A summit and have already notched 50 goals across all competitions.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Liverpool vs Napoli is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off on Tuesday November 1, 2022.
Anfield in Liverpool will host the match.
Where to watch Liverpool vs Napoli
TV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised live on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 7:15pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will also be able to watch the action online via the BT Sport website or app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Liverpool vs Napoli team news
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Fabinho, Milner, Thiago; Jones, Firmino, Salah
Subs: Adrain, Kelleher, Gomez, Elliot, Ramsay, Robertson, Nunez, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips
Napoli XI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Kim, Olivera, Ndombele, Lobotka, Zambo, Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Subs: Juan Jesus, Mario Rui, Elmas, Lozano, Idasiak, Simeone, Zielinski, Zerbin, Sirigu, Zanoli, Gaetano, Raspadori
Liverpool vs Napoli prediction
Liverpool could not ask for a tougher test as they seek to bounce back from that last-gasp Leeds loss at Anfield.
Napoli are breaking records as Europe’s in-form team and scoring for fun, with the likes of Victor Osimhen and Georgian sensation Khvicha Kvaratskhelia consistently among the goals.
They will be lucky to escape this contest with a hard-earned draw, let alone the four-goal winning margin they need to take top spot in the group.
A 2-2 draw.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Liverpool last beat Napoli in December 2018, with a Mo Salah goal and cracking late Alisson save sealing their last-16 place.
Liverpool wins: 2
Napoli wins: 3
Draws: 2
Liverpool vs Napoli odds
Liverpool win: 5/6
Napoli win: 3/1
Draw: 3/1
