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Liveblog: Liverpool-Napoli, Slavia-Inter
Liveblog: Liverpool-Napoli, Slavia-Inter
Join us for the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League crunch matches, as Napoli visit Liverpool and Inter are at Slavia Prague. They kick off at 20.00 GMT and could prove decisive for qualification to the Round of 16. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the […]
Liverpool kids thrash Napoli
Liverpool kids thrash Napoli
Napoli’s Primavera side fell to their third heavy defeat in four games as they were thrashed 7-0 by Liverpool. Napoli were battered 5-1 at home to RB Salzburg last time out in the UEFA Youth League. Their Under-19s were already out of the competition, but they struggled to put up a fight at Anfield as […]
Lavezzi retires from football
Lavezzi retires from football
Former Napoli star Ezequiel Lavezzi will retire from professional football at the end of this year. Lavezzi’s contract with Hebei China Fortune expires on December 31, but it will be his last in football as he played in front of the club’s supporters for the final time on Wednesday. Although his side lost 3-1 to […]
Llorente to start against Liverpool?
Llorente to start against Liverpool?
Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti could drop Hirving Lozano for Fernando Llorente in tonight’s crunch Champions League game against Liverpool. It kicks off at Anfield at 20.00 GMT. Sky Sport Italia are reporting that the former Milan boss hasn’t decided his starting XI as of yet, and he’s toying with the idea of starting Llorente upfront […]
Players’ Association aid Napoli squad
Players’ Association aid Napoli squad
The Players’ Association announced it is “at the disposal of the Napoli players” for legal assistance after reports Allan was fined 50 per cent of his salary. The situation blew up after the 1-1 Champions League draw with RB Salzburg, as the squad rebelled against club orders to go back into a training retreat for […]
Alisson: ‘Anfield atmosphere scary’
Alisson: ‘Anfield atmosphere scary’
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has spoken about the “scary” experience of playing at Anfield for Roma, but also twice inflicting shock comebacks on Barcelona. The Brazilian joined The Reds from Roma in the summer of 2018 for a reported £65m fee and has had experienced the Anfield atmosphere on both sides. “It was scary [talking […]
Alisson: ‘I had Napoli talks’
Alisson: ‘I had Napoli talks’
Alisson Becker reveals he turned down a move to Napoli because of the “rivalry” with Roma and explains he’d “trained my whole life” for his Liverpool save on Arkadiusz Milik. The Brazilian faces the Partenopei this evening in the Champions League and revealed that Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis pitched the club to the then-Roma […]
Probable line-ups: Liverpool-Napoli
Probable line-ups: Liverpool-Napoli
Dries Mertens should return in the starting line-up when Napoli face Liverpool at Anfield, as the two teams fight to book a place in the last 16. It kicks off at 20.00 GMT this evening and is a head-to-head between the top two in the group. Carlo Ancelotti arrives without captain Lorenzo Insigne and will […]
Ancelotti: ‘Perfect Napoli harmony’
Ancelotti: ‘Perfect Napoli harmony’
Carlo Ancelotti has insisted there is “perfect harmony” at Napoli and that he “never thought about resigning” as the club’s coach. Ancelotti takes to Liverpool a Napoli side in disarray after six games without a win, amidst speculation that he is at risk of losing his job if he fails to deliver qualification for the […]
Di Lorenzo: ‘Anfield a dream’
Di Lorenzo: ‘Anfield a dream’
Giovanni Di Lorenzo says it is a “dream” to play at Anfield against Liverpool and that Napoli are “focused” on reaching the Champions League last 16. Di Lorenzo was still playing Serie C football two years ago but is now preparing for a trip to Merseyside, where Napoli take on the European champions. “It’s nice […]