Napoli finally lost a match this season, when they lost to Liverpool in match day 6 of the UCL.
Late goals from Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez helped Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Napoli.
Despite the loss, the Italians still finished tops in Champions League Group A.
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With both teams already through to the next round, the game lack the usual sense of urgency.
However, two Liverpool goals did come late on when Salah prodded home from close range after Nunez’s header had been clawed off the line by goalkeeper Alex Meret before Nunez grabbed himself a goal, awarded by VAR, after tapping home from Virgil van Dijk’s initial header which was saved.
Napoli had a goal overturned by VAR in the 53rd minute, when Leo Ostigard headed in to score.
Liverpool will be more satisfied with their performance considering the loss to Leeds in the EPL.
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Jurgen Klopp, filled with delight on how his team was able to restrict a free-scoring team like Napoli remains positive.
He said: “I would have enjoyed the game even without the goals but they are important stuff. We showed a really good reaction. Being compact makes all the difference. All of a sudden, we have the challenges in the right spaces and we are difficult to play against.
“If you have seen what Napoli can do it was a really good game for us. I saw a lot of courage and bravery. Two set-pieces got us the points and to take 15 (points) in this group is absolutely unthought of.”
The last-16 draw, that Liverpool will be unseeded, will hold at 12pm on Monday November 7.
It’s hard to know which Liverpool will turn up this season after an erratic run of results and it wasn’t clear in this encounter for long periods.
Napoli are top of the table in Serie A and had won 13 consecutive matches in all competitions before this Anfield trip.
