Liverpool Vs Napoli Probable Lineups: Predicted lineups of Liverpool and Napoli in Champions League 2019/20 clash

Liverpool Vs Napoli Probable Lineup: Predicted lineups of the Reds against Napoli in the 5th group stage match of the Champions League.

Liverpool will face Napoli in the upcoming Champions League fixture in the group stage round. The only defeat the Reds have faced this season amidst their glorious form.

The last fixture was an away fixture for Jurgen Klopp side but now they would be hosting the Italians at their own den, over where Liverpool has been able to achieve mammoth targets with this team.

Moreover, the problem adds even further for Napoli as the Merseyside club has accelerated on their goal-scoring tally and Carlo Ancelotti will have to pull out something exceptional to outclass Klopp.

Amidst all the miseries, Napoli might have some relaxation in Mohamed Salah’s slight probability of missing this game. But the pair of Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino is equally decisive.

Further, Joel Matip is ruled out from the game but in his replacement, Dejan Lovren has been phenomenal and is a trusted lieutenant of Klopp ahead of Joe Gomez.

Meanwhile, there aren’t many key players who are missing from Napoli’s squad except for Lorenzo Insigne, who is out due to elbow injury. Even Ardisz Milik is doubtful but can also be available for the Italian giants by tomorrow.

With this let’s look at the possible lineups of these two sides ahead of the Champions League fixture scheduled to happen on Wednesday.

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Liverpool Vs Napoli Probable Lineups

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane

Napoli XI: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Hysaj; Callejon, Allan, Elmas, Fabian Ruiz; Lozano, Mertens

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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