Liverpool beaten by Napoli in first Champions League fixture
Relive Liverpool’s match in Naples
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool began the defence of their Champions League crown on a losing note as Dries Mertens' penalty and Fernando Llorente's injury-time strike handed Napoli a 2-0 victory.
On a balmy night at the intimidating Stadio San Paolo, the Reds fell behind in the 82nd minute when Mertens converted from the spot after Andy Robertson had upended Jose Callejon in the area.
Substitute Llorente - part of the Tottenham side beaten by the Reds in last season's Champions League final - then took advantage of a mistake from Virgil Van Dijk to bag his first goal for Napoli after joining them earlier this month.
Relive the action.
Napoli 0 - 0 Liverpool
72 mins: Napoli look tireder than Liverpool, Allan is fouled and has a check up from the physio. Liverpool are certainly seeing more of the ball in attacking positions.
Napoli 0 - 0 Liverpool
75 mins: Good save from Meret. Firmino holds the ball up on the edge of the box, Mane runs past him and waits for the ball, Firmino supplies it to him and Mane shoots but Meret gets low to save it.
Napoli 0 - 0 Liverpool
78 mins: Napoli are forced into their final change as Allan cannot carry on any longer and he is replaced with Elmas.
Napoli 0 - 0 Liverpool
81 mins: VAR checks it and the penalty stands. Robertson kicked out a leg and Callejon ran into it.
Napoli 1 - 0 Liverpool - Mertens
82 mins: GOAL! Mertens takes the spot kick and sends it to Adrian's right. The goalkeeper gets his right hand to the ball but it finds it's way into the bottom corner.
Napoli 1 - 0 Liverpool
84 mins: It was a soft penalty at best but a lack of concentration on Robertson's part puts Liverpool behind with six minutes plus added time to go.
Napoli 1 - 0 Liverpool
87 mins: Liverpool win a corner as Alexander-Arnold puts a ball into the box and Manolas heads it behind. Liverpool play it short and Henderson puts the ball back into the middle but Fabinho heads it out.
Shaqiri comes on for Henderson.
Napoli 1 - 0 Liverpool
90 mins: Llorente picks up a yellow card as he fouls Wijnaldum. Manolas heads the ball away as Liverpool's free kick comes into the box.
There'll be five minutes added time.
Napoli 2 - 0 Liverpool - Llorente
90+2 mins: GOAL! Llorente seals the win for Napoli. van Dijk does the business to defend against Mertens and Callejon out on the right. He wins the ball but holds on to it too long and Mertens takes it off him. He knocks it into the box where Llorente picks it up and sends it home.
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