LIVERPOOL - t's the most bitter end, the only defeat that could have condemned the elimination: the 1-0 of Anfield makes Liverpool fly to the knockout stages of the Champions League, condemning Napoli to the Europa League only for fewer goals scored (nine against seven) compared to the British. Decide Salah, who was the absolute leader in the European Reds' nights, and also decides Alisson, who closes the door in the face of Milik in full recovery.
SALAH DIVORED 1-0. VAN DIJK DA ROSSO - Napoli with Maksimovic and Mario Rui defending outsiders, Insigne and Mertens ahead. Klopp relies on the proven 4-3-3 and the unleashed Salah. The Liverpool has not lost at home from 9 consecutive Champions League matches, the last time in 2014 Real Madrid succeeded. Of Ancelotti. In a quarter of an hour everything happens: Naples arrives almost in a small area without a shot on goal and immediately exposes to the Reds counterattack with Salah who devours the advantage only in front of Ospina. Hamsik replicates touching the intersection from 16 meters, Milner head exceeds Maksimovic but does not find the door, Van Dijk intervenes violently on Mertens: Skomina grace the Dutch, only yellow, for an intervention that would have deserved the direct red.
MARIO RUI-OSPINA BEFORE BY SALAH - Suffocating Reds, Napoli crushed: Raul Albiol is providential in cleaning the area at least on three occasions while Koulibaly takes charge of defusing a Salah that continues to rage, until the Egyptian is not in front of Mario Rui after half an hour: the outside of Naples is mocking, Salah pretend the cross at the center and pulls on goal with Ospina who completes the omelette diving blindly and pecking the goal between the legs.
NAPLES, SHOOTS? - We start again without change and with the mismatch Mario Rui-Salah that continues: the Portuguese commits another error free and allows the opponent to run into the area to devour the doubling. Fabian Ruiz before and Mertens then have space and time to finish but choose once again the passage, nullifying two good opportunities. Albiol tries to head on a corner, Alisson blocks as well as Ospina on Firmino and Henderson. Half an hour is missing.
ALISSON CLOSES THE DOOR OF CHAMPIONS - Insigne lights up with an incredible ball that runs right up to the right of Callejon who sends incredibly high a few steps from the door, Salah cautioned for having put his hands on Ospina and then assist man for Manè who will waste everything . Final assault, Koulibaly goes to make the striker, the good ball comes to Milik who manages to stop but with the right is the body of Alisson that closes the door of the Champions League to Naples.