{"id":1200604,"date":"2022-09-08T09:16:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T09:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/08\/liverpool-suffer-champions-league-humiliation-against-napoli\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T09:16:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T09:16:58","slug":"liverpool-suffer-champions-league-humiliation-against-napoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/08\/liverpool-suffer-champions-league-humiliation-against-napoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool suffer Champions League humiliation against Napoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/126631174_gettyimages-1243024568-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"The last time Liverpool were 3-0 down at half time in the Champions League was in 2014 to Real Madrid\" title=\"The last time Liverpool were 3-0 down at half time in the Champions League was in 2014 to Real Madrid\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The last time Liverpool were 3-0 down at half time in the Champions League was in 2014 to Real Madrid<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liverpool were thrashed by Napoli in their first Champions League Group A game on a night to forget in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side were 3-0 down at half time but it could easily have been more as Alisson saved a penalty and Virgil van Dijk made a goalline block.<\/p>\n<p>Piotr Zielinski put Napoli ahead from the spot in the fifth minute after Victor Osimhen had hit the post.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Andre-Frank Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone extended Napoli\u2019s lead, before Zielinski scored again after the break.<\/p>\n<p>It was a terrible opening half from Liverpool as Joe Gomez struggled to deal with Osimhen and was relieved when the Napoli forward trudged off with an injury before half-time.<\/p>\n<p>His replacement, Simeone, needed just three minutes to score on his Champions League debut as Liverpool looked shell-shocked by the home side\u2019s relentless forward approach.<\/p>\n<p>There were chances for the visitors \u2013 Van Dijk had a header well saved, Mohamed Salah struck an effort at the goalkeeper and a teasing cross bounced dangerously off Harvey Elliott\u2019s knee at the back post.<\/p>\n<p>But Liverpool were sloppy in possession \u2013 even Salah mis-controlled a good pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold when well-placed in the box \u2013 and their defensive mistakes were punished by an expressive Napoli side.<\/p>\n<p>Any hope of a second-half comeback were over when Zielinski chipped a finish over Alisson from close range to make it 4-0 and though Luis Diaz curled in for an immediate response and came close with a diving header, Liverpool were deservedly beaten.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline-day signing Arthur Melo came on for his debut late in the second half and fellow midfielder Thiago returned from injury to make a brief cameo, but Liverpool will head home having now won just two of their last seven matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"C7btU8IgrL4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mfantseman Municipality ranked last in education, throwing local chiefs into anxiety (7-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C7btU8IgrL4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time Liverpool were 3-0 down at half time in the Champions League was in 2014 to Real Madrid Liverpool were thrashed by Napoli in their first Champions League Group A game on a night to forget in Italy. 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