The Wednesday night clash at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona will see two sides with contrasting forms taking on each other.
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Liverpool will be keen to put behind their slow start to the Premier League season when they visit Napoli in the opening Champions League Group A match. The Wednesday night clash at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona will see two sides with contrasting forms taking on each other. Jurgen Klopp’s side were expected to mount another title challenge this season in the Premier League, however, their start has been less than convincing. On the other hand, Napoli are astonishingly topping the Serie A table right now.
| Napoli vs Liverpool | Key details |
| Date | September 7th |
| Venue | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in the UK | 8:00 pm (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 9:00 pm (Wednesday) |
| Match Referee | Carlos del Cerro Grande |
In the Premier League, Liverpool missed out on the league title by the narrowest of margins last season. Hence, many anticipated them to provide another serious challenge to Manchester City this campaign. However, the Reds’ start to the season has been anything but convincing. They are sitting seventh in the table with nine points from six games and have only won two of those matches. On the other hand, Napoli have 11 points from five matches to occupy the top spot in the Serie A table. With the match happening in Italy, Napoli will back themselves to start the Champions League on a positive note.
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Napoli suffered a big blow at the weekend when Hirving Lozano got injured following a clash of heads. It is not clear whether he will be in line to play any part in midweek. Besides, they will also miss Diego Demme for the clash. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s injury list is a much bigger one. With Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jordan Henderson already out injured, Fabio Carvalho’s injury concern will be another major blow for them. Besides, they will also miss the services of Caoimhin Kelleher, Calvin Ramsay and Ibrahima Konate.
Napoli possible line-up: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Rui, Zambo Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Politano, Kvaratskhelia, Osimhen
Liverpool possible line-up: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Elliott, Fabinho, Arthur, Salah, Diaz, Nunez
The Champions League match between Napoli and Liverpool will take place at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday at 12:30 am IST.
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the Champions League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website. Besides, the supporters in the United Kingdom can watch the match between Napoli and Liverpool on BT Sport App, BTSport.com, LiveScore App, BT Sport 2; and Amazon Prime Video in Italy.
