Napoli vs Liverpool LIVE: Champions League result and final score after Reds routed

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool face a tricky Champions League test against a Napoli side unbeaten so far this season

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Napoli is the destination for Liverpool’s opening Champions League fixture of the season in what will prove to be a difficult encounter for Jurgen Klopp’s underperforming side. Klopp’s side have lost their last two visits to Naples and were beaten here in 2018 and 2019 whilst also being held to a 1-1 draw with Gli Azzurri at Anfield during the latter campaign.

Liverpool were runners-up in the Champions League last season after losing to Real Madrid in the Paris final but have never failed to reach the knockout rounds under the German boss. However, the Reds have had an indifferent start to their Premier League campaign with just two wins from their opening six games and look far away from their best form.

Meanwhile, Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli have made an excellent start to the season. Despite a summer that saw them lose club legends in Kalidou Koulibaly and Dries Mertens, as well as Lorenzo Insigne and Fabian Ruiz, they are second in Serie A following an unbeaten start. Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lead a new-look team that has seen them net 12 goals in six games including two in a comeback victory against Lazio last Saturday.

Follow all the action from Napoli vs Liverpool below.

Napoli vs Liverpool

• 49’ - GOAL! Luis Diaz claws one back for Liverpool with a great strike from range (NAP 4-1 LIV)
• 47’ - GOAL! Zielinski scores early in the second half (NAP 4-0 LIV)
• 44’ - GOAL! Giovanni Simeone adds a third on his Champions League debut (NAP 3-0 LIV)
• 31’ - GOAL! Anguissa doubles Napoli’s lead (NAP 2-0 LIV)
• 19’ - SAVE! Alisson denies Osimhen’s penalty to keep Liverpool in the game (NAP 1-0 LIV)
• 5’ - GOAL! Piotr Zielinski puts Napoli in front with a penalty kick (NAP 1-0 LIV)
• Liverpool have lost two most recent away games against Napoli
• Napoli XI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Kim, Rrahmani, Olivera, Politano, Lobotka, Zambo Anguissa, Kvaratshhelia, Zielinski, Osimhen
• Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Milner, Fabinho, Elliott, Salah, Firmino, Diaz

[7 September 2022 18:07 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 1-0 Rangers

20 mins: Rangers have work to do now. They need to get back to the early pressure they were putting on the ball. It’s tricky though as Ajax are confidently and slickly passing it around the pitch.

Kudus weaves his way to the front of the box before slipping the ball ot Tadic. He waits for Devyne Rensch’s run in behind and gives him the ball. The Ajax defender drills a shot at goal but McLaughlin turns it wide at the near post!

[7 September 2022 18:02 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Ajax 1-0 Rangers (17’, Alvarez)⚽️

17 mins: Ajax take the lead! The home side were starting to take control of the game and now they’ve taken the lead.

Ajax win a corner that gets delivered beautifully into the middle of the box. Edson Alvarez makes a short but decisive diagonal run into the box from the left side and leaps towards the ball.

He meets it perfectly and guides the header into the bottom left corner. No chance for Jon McLaughlin to stop it.

[7 September 2022 18:01 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0-0 Rangers

15 mins: Tadic dribbles into the box from the right side and goes around Borna Barisic on his way into the penalty area. He manages to pull the ball back to the edge of the box where Edson Alvarez is free.

Alvarez thinks about shooting but Rangers close him down quickly and work the ball clear. Ajax are starting to take control of this match.

[7 September 2022 17:59 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0-0 Rangers

12 mins: Shot! Steven Bergwijn is causing a few problems on the left hand side. He receives a pass and drives down the wing before cutting inside.

The Rangers defenders drop off him opening up half a yard of space that Bergwijn comes in to before hooking a shot wide of the near post.

[7 September 2022 17:57 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0-0 Rangers

9 mins: Close! Ajax win a corner that Steven Bergwijn rolls short to Dusan Tadic. Tadic swings a first time cross into the box and perfectly finds Jurrien Timber whose headed effort flies over the crossbar.

[7 September 2022 17:52 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0-0 Rangers

6 mins: A long ball up the pitch from Jon McLaughlin is targetted at Connor Goldson but the Rangers’ man is taken out by the stray arm of Mohammed Kudus and the visitors win a free kick.

This has been a decent start from Rangers. They don’t look overawed by the occasion or the opponents and are getting stuck into the game.

[7 September 2022 17:49 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0-0 Rangers

3 mins: Connor Goldson fires the ball over to Ryan Kent who nods it up the pitch to Malik Tillman who’s made his way into the box. He holds the ball up well enough but cant create sace for a shot and Rangers are forced to retreat as Ajax’s defenders sworn the forward.

[7 September 2022 17:47 · Michael Jones]

Kick off: Ajax 0-0 Rangers

Rangers kick off their first Champions League match in 12 years. This is a huge night for the Scottish side and if they can get a result against Ajax it will put them in a strong position to attack the rest of the group.

[7 September 2022 17:43 · Michael Jones]

Ajax vs Rangers

Rangers are back in the Champions League.

[7 September 2022 17:40 · Michael Jones]

Schreuder on Rangers

Ajax head coach Alfred Schreuder spoke about Rangers saying: "It is a new challenge for us. We have been analysing their games - they press high and try to play. You can see the hand of their coach on how they play.

"They are a very competitive team, they will try and press us in the beginning. We know Gio very well. You look at his style of coaching and I don’t think we have many big surprises coming. We are very well prepared."