UEFA Champions League 2018/19: Matchday 1
- Napoli V Liverpool
- Venue: Stadio San Paolo
- Date: Wednesday, 03 October
- Kick-off time: 8pm PM
Liverpool have a chance to take a big step towards the Champions League knockout stages as they travel to Italy to face Napoli on Wednesday night.
Roberto Firmino's late goal earned a dramatic 3-2 Anfield win over PSG on matchday one to put Jurgen Klopp's Reds in control of Group C.
With Napoli drawing their opening game against Red Star Belgrade, an away win in Naples would keep Liverpool on course for the last-16 as they bid to go one better than reaching last season's final.
While Klopp would have never dreamed of dropping Mohamed Salah last season, the coach took the forward off early against Chelsea this weekend with Liverpool still chasing the game at 1-0 down.
Another substitute, Daniel Sturridge, scored a Stunning equaliser, and Klopp may be tempted to take Salah out of the line of fire and hand Sturridge a chance after his recent goalscoring run.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Adam Lallana (groin) and Divock Origi (ankle) remain out for the Reds.
Possible Line Ups:
Napoli: Ospina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Rui; Callejon, Allan, Hamsik, Zielinski; Insigne, Mertens
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane
Betting & Match Odds
Napoli are priced at odds of winning 3.34 according to
VBet, while a draw is available at 3.50. A win for Liverpool are priced at 2.17.
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