Liverpool vs Napoli as it happened– Mohamed Salah’s goal sends Reds into Champions League last 16
Re-live the action from Anfield as Liverpool reached the knockout stages
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Your support makes all the difference.Mohamed Salah scored a solo goal and Alisson produced a crucial late save as Liverpool fc beat Napoli 1-0 to clinch a place in the Champions League's knockout stage at the expense of the Italian side.
Salah shrugged off one defender, drifted past another with a superb feint, and delivered a low finish inside the near post from an acute angle for the winning goal in the 34th minute.
Liverpool came into the game knowing a 1-0 victory, or any other win by a two-goal margin, would guarantee a spot in the round of 16 as the English team looks to go one better than last season.
Paris Saint-Germain, who won 4-1 at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday, advanced as Group C winner, and Napoli had to settle for third place and dropping into the Europa League for the second straight season.
It would have been Liverpool missing out had Alisson not produced a reflex save to deny Arkadiusz Milik in the second minute of stoppage time. Re-live the action below:
Liverpool 1-0 Napoli, 56 minutes
Kalidou Koulibaly blocks from Mohamed Salah and sets off on a rumble forward, sparking a Napoli attack.
The ball eventually comes to Jose Callejon on the right and Andrew Robertson stands up well to block behind.
From the resulting corner, Raul Albiol leaps highest but is too far out to generate a meaningful header, Alisson collecting the ball on the hop.
Barcelona 1-0 Tottenham, 61 minutes
First change from Spurs. Erik Lamela replaces Kyle Walker-Peters, resulting in a reshuffle with Moussa Sissoko apparently shifting to right back.
Meanwhile, Barcelona are readying their own Argentinian replacement...
Barcelona 1-0 Tottenham, 63 minutes
Here's Lionel Messi...
Munir is the man to go off.
Liverpool 1-0 Napoli, 62 minutes
Napoli need a goal, and Carlo Ancelotti has lost patience with the eleven players out there.
Piotr Zielinski is his first roll of the dice. Fabian Ruiz has struggled a little on the left of midfield and is replaced.
Barcelona 1-0 Tottenham, 67 minutes
Twice Harry Kane has chances, twice they are blocked.
A lovely outswinging corner from Erik Lamela finds Kane's head, and then on the rebound Kane's powerful drive is repelled once more.
Spurs getting closer.
Liverpool 1-0 Napoli, 67 minutes
Another Napoli change.
They've lacked a real presence up front and Dries Mertens is sacrificed to give them that. Arkadiusz Milik comes on.
Barcelona 1-0 Tottenham, 70 minutes
Erik Lamela has made a difference since coming on for Spurs, and Mauricio Pochettino will hope for similar from Lucas Moura. The Brazilian comes on for Heung-min Son.
Lionel Messi has arrived at the Nou Camp, though he has barely had a touch since coming on.
Liverpool 1-0 Napoli, 70 minutes
Napoli will use their final change.
A switch at left back. Faouzi Ghoulam is attack minded and replaces Mario Rui.
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