Napoli 2-0 Liverpool (Llorente 90+2) 4.42pm EDT 16:42 GOAL! Liverpool break again but Koulibaly puts a solid sliding challenge on Firmino, on the edge of the area. Second half now under way in Naples. Liverpool on the attack when possession is lost high up the field. It goes to the far post and Ruiz cuts it back in with pace. Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Allan, Fabian, Callejon, Insigne, Mertens, Lozano, Liverpool: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Fabinho; Mane, Firmino, Salah. James Milner also starts ahead of Wijnaldum. He waits for the perfect moment to slip Salah in, inside the area... and completely overhits the pass. Five minutes of added time to play. Jurgen Klopp's men fared well in the first half, let's see if they can keep up the good work. Not to be forgotten of course is the other opening game in Group E. RB Salzburg host Genk in Austria, with both teams searching for early points on the board. That also means that Napoli's defence, more specifically Kostas Manolas and Kalidou Koulibaly, will have their hands full. Champions League, Stadio San Paolo September 17, 2019. January 2020: United are booed off after a miserable loss at home to Burnley... Just 12 rollercoaster months... Grovelling Australia captain Tim Paine apologises for a 'really poor game as leader' after sledging,... 'I don't think I'm in the best mental state to watch! Napoli 2-0 Liverpool (Llorente 90+2) 4.42pm EDT 16:42 GOAL! Boom! But the ball misses the goal by just a few inches. Liverpool break started by Fabinho following a determined challenge to steal possession in the centre circle. Playing out from the back. Mohamed Salah passes to James Milner from a corner kick. BIG CHANCE! Goals from Dries Mertens and Fernando Llorente settled this one. He plays a long ball to set Salah running through. An absolutely amazing block from the Spaniard who got his fingertips on the ball mid-air. Matip reads the game fantastically to power behind Mertens' cross for a corner. Some real pace now in this game. Champions League is back with Liverpool starting their European title defence against Napoli tonight. 66mins: Zielinski comes on as Insigne departs. On the second save, Lozano was at close range to nod it home, but he was beyond the defensive line. Liverpool fell to a Champions League defeat away to Napoli for the second season in a row, losing 1-0 in Southern Italy. 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The Reds couldn't produce anything from that set piece. The comments below have not been moderated. A couple of fine chances from Liverpool in the dying moments, but Napoli will be more than content with the shift they have put in so far. Dries Mertens takes the penalty shot and fires the ball to the lower right corner of Adrian's net. And that's that as the final minutes of the half tick over. 87': Substitution for Liverpool - Xherdan Shaqiri comes in for Jordan Henderson. The referee adds nothing on, after a first period with very little stoppages at all. Sadio Mane then picks up the ball after a bad corner kick and makes a good run to Napoli's box. Liverpool suffered a shock defeat to Napoli with two poor mistakes in defence. Express. 19:50: The new Champions League season kicked off earlier today with two games from Group F and G. inter Milan slipped at the San Siro as they drew 1-1 with Slavia Prague thanks to a late equaliser by Nicolo Barella. Andy Robertson made a bad challenge on Jose Callejon to gift Napoli a penalty, which was converted by Dries Mertens. Group E opponents Red Bull Salzburg destroyed Genk 6-2 and are now top of the table. Napoli 2-0 Liverpool. Subs: Ospina, Maksimovic, Ghoulam, Elmas, Zielinski, Milik, Llorente, Liverpool: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Henderson, Mane, Salah, Firmino, Subs: Kelleher, Wijnaldum, Lovren, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Shaqiri. You feel a goal is coming for at least one of these sides. 68': Substitution - Former Swansea and Tottenham star Fernando Llorente ccomes in for Hirving Lozano as Napoli are pushing for a goal. Liverpool lost 2-0 to Napoli in the Champions League premiere, Napoli star Dries Mertens scored his team's first, Mohamed Salah has had a few chances to score for Liverpool, Liverpool v Napoli live stream: How to watch Champions League football, Rio Ferdinand reveals the team to beat in the Champions League, Liverpool and Napoli are pushing for a goal, Napoli boss Carlo Ancellotti has put together a strong side. Sloppy challenge on Wijnaldum on the half-way line. HT: Napoli 0-0 Liverpool It has been quiet an even game at the San Paolo during the first half. The midfield immediately sets about the press to try and regain possession and convert back to attack, but Milner chips away twice at the heels of his counterpart. Grovelling Australia captain Tim Paine apologises for a 'really poor game as leader' after sledging, dropping catches AND abusing an umpire... but insists Steve Smith was not cheating by scuffing away the batsman's guard mark, 'I don't think I'm in the best mental state to watch! MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE SAN PAOLO STADIUM: If Liverpool have a bogey team, could it be Napoli? Napoli manage to scramble it away from him, and the ball falls to James Milner on the edge. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Georginio Wijnaldum were omitted to the bench and have been replaced by Jordan Henerson and James Milner whereas Roberto Firmino has taken the injured Divock Origi's place. 90' Booking. A corner is whipped in and Firmino is unmarked, and gets his header off on goal. At the heart of midfield though, Fabinho is dictating play strongly for Liverpool. He was unleashed, racing down on the Napoli back line. Liverpool's bid of retaining their Champions League trophy has just begun. Napoli have also come close but it was nothing too dangerous for Adrian. Napoli 1-0 Liverpool (Mertens 82pen) 4.41pm EDT 16:41 The penalty stands! 4.40pm EDT 16:40 Penalty for Napoli!!! Sportsmail's Danny Gallagher will provide live UCL coverage of Napoli vs Liverpool including scores, lineups and build-up. These two sides know each other very well. Mane is waiting at the back stick and lunges at full reach. Kostas Manolas loses the ball in defence and it goes to Mohamed Salah. It's a difficult start though, with an away trip to Napoli. The young stopper blocks Mane from close range, after a rasping effort. The Reds' next match takes place this Sunday against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens will be running the attack for Carlo Ancellotti's side tonight. Liverpool have had plenty of the play and produced a very good chance with Roberto Firmino. He's challenged by Manolas at the last moment. Napoli 1-0 Liverpool (Mertens 82pen) 4.41pm EDT 16:41 The penalty stands! 90' Yellow card. Group E does have its first goal however, as the Austrians pull ahead in the other tie! Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Jurgen Klopp's men will be hoping to replicate their fantastic start to the Premier League in the elite European competition. Insigne scored 10 goals in 28 Serie A matches last season whereas Mertens netted 16 in 35 appearances. As we well know, however, it doesn't always work out as expected. 18 - Fernando Llorente. Anyway, here’s the post match content from the lads in Naples and the lads in Liverpool. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Virgil van Dijk then lost the ball to Fernando Llorente, who double the Serie A giants' lead. It sails past the right post by a matter of inches! However, Meret makes an easy save and the ball goes out for a corner kick. But Liverpool stood tall at Anfield thanks to Mohamed Salah's goal. Napoli break from the goal kick. However, Van Dijk clears the ball right on time. Quick break for Liverpool after Henderson picks the ball up centrally. Napoli won at the San Paolo with a goal by Lorenzo Insigne. Llorente is there to jump upon it and slot it under Adrian. Champions League holders beaten in Naples for the second season in a row. Erling Braut Håland's early goal has now been doubled by the man himself, before Hwang Hee-Chan has just added a third. It gets that much distance on it that a counter-attack is almost formed. 19:43: Here's two Napoli stars Liverpool need to watch out for. This comes just moments after Milner tried to find Firmino but the ball was cleared by Kalidou Koulibaly for a corner kick. It's a horrible one to deal with, but Van Dijk manages to hoof it clear. Napoli 2-0 Liverpool: Late goals stun Reds in Champions League opener. 4.40pm EDT 16:40 Penalty for Napoli!!! Mertens pen 82′ Llorente 90+2′ In a repeat of last season’s … To be sure of qualification, Liverpool need to beat Napoli either 1-0 or by two clear goals. Sloppy challenge on Wijnaldum on the half-way line. Piotr Zielinski replaces Lorenzo Insigne immediately after. Jurgen Klopp's side lost here last season, and also struggled against the Italians in pre-season. Booked: Llorente. It's testing, but Meret can deal with it. The Spaniard then delivered another strike which was saved again by the Spaniard. Let's see if it has an impact this evening... Kick-off just over half an hour away. The Egyptian felt that! The keeper is the hero again. 21:49 . There's a place on the bench for a familiar face in Fernando Llorente, who joined Napoli as a free agent this summer. The Reds can thank the England international's speed there as that was very close. Mohamed Salah makes a nice run down Napoli's defence. 65mins: Gini Wijnaldum now enters the action, to replace James Milner. Liverpool clear the corner and counter... Henderson clips a lovely cross into Mane, who controls it dead in the area. Van Dijk was beaten, and its the Spanish keeper who keeps the score all square. Fabinho rises highest, but his header drifts behind. … Away defeats were piling up, and the Reds needed to defeat the Neapolitans in the final match to progress. Another short corner taken, and Henderson crosses in. Published: 12:41 EST, 17 September 2019 | Updated: 17:09 EST, 17 September 2019. Good news for the Reds as Andy Robertson is deemed fit to start. His last Champions League appearance, of course, came as a Tottenham substitute during the Madrid final defeat to Liverpool. FT: That's it from us ladies and gentlemen. The veteran midfielder was played in down the left, and his pass would have seen Mane with all but an open goal. Salzburg have enjoyed a stunning first half as they are leading 5-1 against Genk. Mane fires the shot but Alex Meret makes an easy save. Chelsea are still goalless with Valencia at Stamford Bridge. With Mo Salah opening the scoring in the second group meeting last season, Alisson Becker made himself a Kop favourite with an incredible last gasp save to deny Arkadiusz Milik and ensure progression to the knock-out stage. Napoli were in possession in defence, when the ball was simply surrendered to Salah. James Milner then delivers a powerful shot outside the box that goes wide off the mark. He can't get there. StartingXI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Allan, Fabian, Callejon, Insigne, Mertens, Lozano.⚽️ #NAPLIV @ChampionsLeague #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/QrN8gMtWSG. Mertens finds Insigne with a deep through-ball, and the diminutive star is racing down the left. Salah blazes up field but the ball gets stuck behind him as he tries to slot in Mane, and Ruiz clears. The same goes for Benfica-Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund-Barcelona. When the home fans really get up behind their team, it can get quite deafening. On the touchline, Ancelotti goes into hysterics at the ref after a throw is given in favour of Andy Robertson. Il Napoli vince in casa contro il Liverpool con le reti di: Mertens e Llorente Napoli clear, and the ref gives nothing. Home fans trying to inject more noise into this, sensing that their side are getting on top. The Italian side have got off to a slow start in Serie A but will be hoping to repeat last year's group stage clash against the Reds which saw them win 1-0 at Stadio San Paolo. Change in approach, it appears. Another stoppage now as Mertens goes down.