Football-italia
Klopp: ‘Napoli very attacking’
Klopp: ‘Napoli very attacking’
Jurgen Klopp is impressed by the Napoli starting XI against Liverpool. “They have every offensive-minded player, so it will be tricky and intense.” It kicks off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT), click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “We need to be intense tonight and for that we need some fresh legs,” Klopp told […]
Line-ups: Inter v Slavia Prague
Line-ups: Inter v Slavia Prague
Romelu Lukaku passes a late fitness test to start with Lautaro Martinez, Stefano Sensi and Roberto Gagliardini as Inter host Slavia Prague in their Champions League opener. It kicks off at San Siro at 17.55 UK time (16.55 GMT), you can follow the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Napoli-Liverpool on […]
Liveblog: Inter-Slavia, Napoli-Liverpool
Liveblog: Inter-Slavia, Napoli-Liverpool
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League, as Inter host Slavia Prague and Napoli reunite with holders Liverpool. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 17.55 UK time (16.55 GMT) at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, also known […]
Cagliari & Verona avoid racism bans
Cagliari & Verona avoid racism bans
Cagliari and Verona have both avoided punishments for racially abusing Inter striker Romelu Lukaku and Milan midfielder Franck Kessie. The FIGC vowed to investigate the monkey chants subjected to Lukaku by Cagliari fans before the international break. However, its Giudice Sportivo panel ruled on Tuesday that the chants were not considered discriminatory in terms of […]
‘Liverpool aware of Hazard-like Insigne’
‘Liverpool aware of Hazard-like Insigne’
Trent Alexander-Arnold is confident Liverpool have learnt from their defeat to Napoli last season and warns Lorenzo Insigne is “like Eden Hazard”. Liverpool lost 1-0 to Napoli in the 2018-19 Champions League group stage, but Alexander-Arnold’s side will have a shot at redemption this evening. “We know that being able to keep clean sheets and […]
Llorente out for Liverpool ‘revenge’
Llorente out for Liverpool ‘revenge’
Fernando Llorente says he will be out for ‘revenge’ when Napoli face Liverpool in the Champions League this evening. Llorente knows Liverpool well from his time in English football with Swansea and Tottenham Hotspur, but the striker made it clear Carlo Ancelotti did not need his expertise. “Ancelotti knows our opponents very well and he’s […]
Probable line-ups: Napoli-Liverpool
Probable line-ups: Napoli-Liverpool
Napoli are expected to start Lorenzo Insigne as a left midfielder and Fernando Llorente up top against Liverpool this evening. Carlo Ancelotti is set to stick with his tried-and-trusted 4-4-2 formation, but with the added physicality of Llorente alongside Dries Mertens in attack. The target man knows Liverpool well, having spent the last three years […]
Napoli: Milik back for Liverpool
Napoli: Milik back for Liverpool
Napoli have Arkadiusz Milik back against Liverpool, who are without Divock Origi and possibly Andy Robertson. Milik had been missing for the past month with an abdominal injury, but the striker has been passed fit for the visit of Liverpool tomorrow. However, Elseid Hysaj is out and Gianluca Gaetano has been reserved by the club’s […]
‘Napoli stubborn in a good way’
‘Napoli stubborn in a good way’
Jurgen Klopp has warned his Liverpool players to expect a Napoli side who are “stubborn in a very positive way” tomorrow night. Klopp’s Liverpool begin the defence of their Champions League crown at the San Paolo, which they also visited in the group stage last season, losing 1-0 to a late Lorenzo Insigne goal. “Napoli […]
Line-ups: Torino-Lecce
Line-ups: Torino-Lecce
Torino are without Nicolas Nkoulou against Lecce in Serie A this evening, while new signing Simone Verdi is a substitute. Nkoulou has been accepted back into the Toro fold after he failed to secure a move away, but he will not resume training until Tuesday. Verdi is also being eased into the XI following his […]