It will be difficult for Liverpool to top their first UEFA Champions League group stage match of 2018-19, in terms of excitement and relevance. The Reds got a late game winning goal off the bench from Roberto Firmino to beat Paris Saint-Germain in a matchup of two sides expected to contend for the ultimate championship of this tournament.
Now the Reds head to the Stadio San Paolo to take on Napoli Wednesday night in another Group C clash. Liverpool midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri has played at the venue before, during his ill-fated spell at Inter Milan, so he knows all about the atmosphere. The Swiss has warned his teammates about the “crazy fans” they have.
“Before the game, on the bus, it was hard and they have crazy fans. They are a good team, they’ve played together many years,” said Shaqiri
“We played them in pre-season and won 5-0 but this game will be totally different to go there and take three points. They are used to playing together many years now, it’s similar to Tottenham. But also in the stadium they play at home and it’s always difficult to win a game away in Naples.”
“It will be a hard game.”
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Attackers: Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, James Milner
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Napoli vs Liverpool FC UCL FYIs
Kick-off: Wednesday October 3rd 8pm (BST) 3pm (ET)
Odds for this match via Bet365: Napoli 5/2, Liverpool FC 23/30, Draw 13/5
Injury Report, Match Preview: go to this link
Prediction: Liverpool FC 3, Napoli 2
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