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Kyle Newbould

What Liverpool must do against Napoli to win Champions League group and who they could play in knockouts

Liverpool host Napoli in the final round of the Champions League group stages tonight with both sides already through to the knockout stages.

The Reds secured their place in the post-World Cup round-of-16 last week with a comfortable 3-0 win at Ajax, turning round the opening gameweek's 4-1 humbling in Naples to win their following four games. Luciano Spalletti's side got off to the ideal start on that evening back in September, and the Italian side have arguably just got better since, winning all five of their group stage games and scoring 20 goals in the process.

But tonight's clash is not a dead-rubber - not quite, anyway. Liverpool can still overtake Napoli top Group A with an unlikely commanding win, and that could have huge ramifications for the Reds' path through the knockout stages come February. But how exactly can they do it?

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