By Anna Italia
Follow me in Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page
Instagram: annaitalia2
Italian Soccer Serie A
72% Ball Possession LIVERPOOL and 28% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Liverpool 1 – 1 Napoli 
65′ Dejan Lovren 21′ Dries Mertens
Napoli ended the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5 game against Liverpool with a draw on Wednesday 27 November 2019 at Anfield in Liverpool, England. Napoli took the lead via forward Dries Mertens and then Liverpool equalized via Dejan Lovren. Napoli grabbed a point reaching 9 points to be in the second position with 1 point below Liverpool in the first position with 10 points.
UEFA Champions League Group E Standing up to Matchday 5
| Teams | Played | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 👉 SSC Napoli | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| FC Salzburg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| KRC Genk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 1 |
Napoli opening the score in the 21st minute. It is forward Dries Mertens to defeat Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball
⏱ 21 | GOOOOOOOOOOAL! 😍
What a finish! @dries_mertens14 beats the offside trap and angles an inch-perfect shot inside the far post from a tight angle!
⚽ #LIVNAP 0-1— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) November 27, 2019
Liverpool equalizing for the 1-1 in the 61st minute. Dejan Lovren defeating Napoli goalkeeper Meret with a headed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by James Milner with a cross following a corner conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
Here is LIVERPOOL official starting lineup – formation by Coach Klopp:
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Gomez, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Milner; Mané, Firmino, Salah.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Carlo Ancelotti:
NAPOLI (4-4-2): Meret; Maksimovic, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Di Lorenzo, Allan, Zielinski, Fabian Ruiz; Mertens, Lozano.
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.
======================================
Buy SSC Napoli Tickets
========================================
Official Lineup NAPOLI (4-4-2): Meret; Maksimovic, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Di Lorenzo, Allan, Elmas, Zielinski; Mertens, Lozano.
Coach: Ancelotti. https://t.co/Zbu05gFwBn
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 27, 2019
🔴 TEAM NEWS 🔴
How we line up against @sscnapoli 🙌 #LIVNAP
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 27, 2019
⏱ 90+4 | Full time
⚽ #LIVNAP 1-1💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/BstXP7rVkJ
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) November 27, 2019
2019 – 2020 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage Matchday 5
Liverpool 1 – 1 Napoli
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Anfield
Liverpool, England
21:00
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero (ESP)
VAR: José Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
AVAR: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)
Goals: 21′ Dries Mertens (N), 65′ Dejan Lovren (L)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI: Meret, Maksimovic, Manolas, Koulibaly, Rui, Di Lorenzo, Allan, Zielinski (85′ Younes), Fabian Ruiz, Lozano (72′ Llorente), Mertens (81′ Elmas).
Subs:.Ospina, Luperto, Gaetano, Callejon.
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
LIVERPOOL: Alisson, Gomez (57′ Chamberlain), Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho (19′ Wijnaldum), Milner (78′ Alexander-Arnold), Henderson, Salah, Mane, Firmino.
Coach: Jürgen Klopp