UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio San Paolo - Naples Wednesday 3 October 2018 21.00CET (21.00 local time) SSC Napoli Group C - Matchday 2 Liverpool FC Last updated 08/05/2019 10:44CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Squad list 8 Head coach 10 Match officials 11 Fixtures and results 14 Match-by-match lineups 18 Competition facts 19 Team facts 20 Legend 22 1 SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC Wednesday 3 October 2018 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Paolo, Naples Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Gerrard 76, 88 (P), 04/11/2010 GS Liverpool FC - SSC Napoli 3-1 Liverpool 89; Lavezzi 28 21/10/2010 GS SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC 0-0 Naples Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SSC Napoli 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 Liverpool FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 SSC Napoli - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Insigne 21, Jorginho SSC Napoli - Manchester City 62 (P); Otamendi 34, 01/11/2017 GS 2-4 Naples FC Stones 48, Agüero 69, Sterling 90+2 Manchester City FC - SSC Sterling 9, Jesus 13; 17/10/2017 GS 2-1 Manchester Napoli Diawara 73 (P) UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Insigne 17, Higuaín 3-1 27/02/2014 R32 SSC Napoli - Swansea City AFC Naples 78, Inler 90+3; de agg: 3-1 Guzmán 30 20/02/2014 R32 Swansea City AFC - SSC Napoli 0-0 Swansea UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Higuaín 73, Callejón 11/12/2013 GS SSC Napoli - Arsenal FC 2-0 Naples 90+3 01/10/2013 GS Arsenal FC - SSC Napoli 2-0 London Özil 8, Giroud 15 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Drogba 29, Terry 47, 4-1 Lampard 75 (P), 14/03/2012 R16 Chelsea FC - SSC Napoli London agg 5-4 (aet) Ivanović 105 ET; Inler 55 Lavezzi 39, 65, 21/02/2012 R16 SSC Napoli - Chelsea FC 3-1 Naples Cavani 45+2; Mata 27 Cavani 17, 49; 22/11/2011 GS SSC Napoli - Manchester City FC 2-1 Naples Balotelli 33 14/09/2011 GS Manchester City FC - SSC Napoli 1-1 Manchester Kolarov 74; Cavani 69 Liverpool FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country 2 SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC Wednesday 3 October 2018 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Paolo, Naples UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Milner 15 (og), Džeko 4-2 52, Nainggolan 86, 02/05/2018 SF AS Roma - Liverpool FC Rome agg: 6-7 90+4 (P); Mané 9, Wijnaldum 25 Salah 36, 45+1, Mané 56, Firmino 61, 69; 24/04/2018 SF Liverpool FC - AS Roma 5-2 Liverpool Džeko 81, Perotti 85 (P) UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/12/2012 GS Udinese Calcio - Liverpool FC 0-1 Udine Henderson 23 Shelvey 23, Luis Suárez 75; Di Natale 04/10/2012 GS Liverpool FC - Udinese Calcio 2-3 Liverpool 46, Coates 70 (og), Pasquale 72 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Benayoun 43; 09/12/2009 GS Liverpool FC - ACF Fiorentina 1-2 Liverpool Jørgensen 63, Gilardino 90+2 29/09/2009 GS ACF Fiorentina - Liverpool FC 2-0 Florence Jovetić 28, 37 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - 0-1 11/03/2008 R16 Milan Torres 64 Liverpool FC agg: 0-3 Liverpool FC - FC Internazionale 19/02/2008 R16 2-0 Liverpool Kuyt 85, Gerrard 90 Milano UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers F. Inzaghi 45, 82; 23/05/2007 F AC Milan - Liverpool FC 2-1 Athens Kuyt 89 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Maldini 1, Crespo 39, 3-3 44; Gerrard 54, 25/05/2005 F AC Milan - Liverpool FC Istanbul (aet, 2-3 pens) Šmicer 56, Xabi Alonso 60 0-0 13/04/2005 QF Juventus - Liverpool FC Turin agg: 1-2 Hyypiä 10, Luis 05/04/2005 QF Liverpool FC - Juventus 2-1 Liverpool García 25; Cannavaro 63 3 SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC Wednesday 3 October 2018 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Paolo, Naples UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Litmanen 7 (P), 19/03/2002 GS2 Liverpool FC - AS Roma 2-0 Liverpool Heskey 64 05/12/2001 GS2 AS Roma - Liverpool FC 0-0 Rome UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 22/02/2001 R4 Liverpool FC - AS Roma Liverpool Guigou 69 agg: 2-1 15/02/2001 R4 AS Roma - Liverpool FC 0-2 Rome Owen 46, 72 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Rush 49; Aguilera 28, 18/03/1992 QF Liverpool FC - Genoa CFC Liverpool agg: 1-4 72 04/03/1992 QF Genoa CFC - Liverpool FC 2-0 Genoa Fiorin 39, Branco 87 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/05/1985 F Juventus - Liverpool FC 1-0 Brussels Platini 58 (P) UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/01/1985 F Juventus - Liverpool FC 2-0 Turin Boniek 39, 78 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 30/05/1984 F AS Roma - Liverpool FC Rome Pruzzo 43; Neal 14 (aet, 2-4 pens) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 13/10/1965 PR Liverpool FC - Juventus Liverpool Lawler 20, Strong 25 agg: 2-1 29/09/1965 PR Juventus - Liverpool FC 1-0 Turin Leoncini 81 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - 3-0 Corso 8, Joaquín 12/05/1965 SF Milan Liverpool FC agg: 4-3 Peiró 9, Facchetti 60 Hunt 4, Callaghan 34, Liverpool FC - FC Internazionale 04/05/1965 SF 3-1 Liverpool St. John 75; Mazzola Milano 10 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SSC Napoli 6 4 1 1 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 12 4 3 5 16 19 Liverpool FC 11 7 0 4 11 3 3 5 5 0 2 3 27 10 5 12 34 34 4 SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC Wednesday 3 October 2018 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Paolo, Naples Match background Napoli will be looking to make their home form count and get a first win on the board in Group C when they welcome last season's runners-up Liverpool. • The Italian side were held 0-0 away to debutants Crvena zvezda on matchday one, while Liverpool let slip a two-goal lead in their heavyweight contest with Paris Saint-Germain before substitute Roberto Firmino's added-time strike secured a 3-2 victory at Anfield. Previous meetings • The clubs have met only twice before, in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League group stage. The game in Naples ended scoreless; Ezequiel Lavezzi gave Napoli a first-half lead at Anfield before Steven Gerrard's hat-trick in the final 15 minutes, including goals in the 88th and 89th minutes, secured a dramatic late win for Liverpool. • The Reds went on to finish top of their section, with Napoli in second place; the Italian club were eliminated in the round of 32, Liverpool losing in the last 16. Form guide Napoli • Serie A runners-up in 2017/18, Napoli are in the group stage for the fifth time – all in the last eight seasons. They reached the round of 16 in 2011/12 and 2016/17. • The Italian club finished third in their section last season – winning two of their three home matches and losing the other – and went on to the UEFA Europa League round of 32, where they lost to RB Leipzig. • Napoli's last home game against English visitors brought a 4-2 defeat by Manchester City in last season's group stage – their first home reverse against Premier League opponents in their sixth such encounter (W4 D1). • The Italian side have lost two of their last three home European matches, including a 1-3 loss against Leipzig in their most recent outing. However, they have suffered only four losses in their last 26 European home fixtures (W16 D6). • They have won only two of their last six home games in the UEFA Champions League group stage to final, losing three. Liverpool • Fourth in the Premier League in 2017/18, Liverpool are in the group stage for the second season running, having featured once in the previous seven. • Liverpool scored an average of 3.15 goals per game in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League. • The five-time winners reached their eighth European Cup final in 2017/18, when they won four of their seven UEFA Champions League away matches (qualifying included), losing only one. • Liverpool were beaten on their last trip to Italy – also their most recent European away game – going down 4-2 at Roma in last season's semi-final second leg, only a second defeat in their last 14 European away fixtures. The Reds have nevertheless won just five of their last 19 (D8 L6).