Liverpool want to go one step additional than they did final day trip after they start their sixth successive season within the Champions League within the 2022-23 group stage.
The Reds gained six out of six of their group and scored 13 occasions in three knockout stage ties to succeed in the ultimate in 2021-22, after they had been edged out by the one purpose of the sport within the last in Paris in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Perennial contenders in current seasons, Liverpool lifted the Champions League in 2019 by successful an all-English last in opposition to Tottenham a yr earlier than ending their 30-year anticipate a Premier League title.
Their place on this season’s competitors was by no means doubtful throughout a good race to complete high of the 2021-22 Premier League, solely ending a degree behind champions Manchester Metropolis due to a decisive purpose by their rivals within the last 9 minutes of the season.
This time round, Jurgen Klopp’s facet are usually thought-about third-favourites with bookmakers to win the ultimate, behind Metropolis and Paris St-Germain and barely forward of Bayern Munich, Actual Madrid and Barcelona.
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Napoli vs Liverpool
Liverpool’s opener within the 2022-23 Champions League takes the Reds to opponents who they’ve by no means scored an away purpose in opposition to in three makes an attempt.
Prime of Serie A and unbeaten of their first 5 league matches, Napoli’s glorious kind to start Luciano Spalletti’s second marketing campaign in cost makes them harmful for guests who’ve dropped factors in three of the six video games which have made up their very own stuttering begin to the season.
UK |
USA |
Canada |
Australia |
|
Date |
September 7 |
September 7 |
September 7 |
September 8 |
Time |
20:00 |
15:00 ET |
15:00 ET |
05:00 AET |
TV channel |
BT Sport 2 |
– |
– |
– |
Streaming |
BT Sport app, BTSport.com, LiveScore app, |
ViX, VIX+, Paramount+ |
DAZN |
Stan Sport |
Within the US, Spanish-language protection of the Champions League is offered on fuboTV, which additionally presents a free trial to new subscribers.
In Canada, each Champions League recreation streams reside on DAZN.
For Australian followers, Champions League matches are streamed on Stan Sport.
Who do Liverpool play within the Champions League group stage?
The trail to the 2022/23 last in Istanbul is taking form and Liverpool now know the group stage opponents they have to navigate.
Ending high of their group will guarantee Liverpool get the very best route attainable within the spherical of 16. Solely the highest two advance from every group.
Liverpool have been drawn in Group A and can face Ajax, Napoli and Rangers within the group stage.
The chances to win/qualify from Group A are presently:
Membership |
Odds: Win, Qualify (USA: FanDuel) |
Odds: Win, Qualify (UK: SkyBet) |
Odds: Win, Qualify (Canada: SportsInteraction) |
Odds to win group (Australia: Bet365) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Liverpool |
-210, -1100 |
2/7, 1/12 |
1.30, 1.04 |
1.28 |
Ajax |
+550, +100 |
11/2, 10/11 |
6.56, 1.92 |
7.50 |
Napoli |
+700, +110 |
6/1, Evens |
7.03, 2.02 |
7.50 |
Rangers |
+1500, +280 |
14/1, 3/1 |
18.45, 7.25 |
15.00 |
Odds right as of Sept. 5
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Ajax
The Dutch champions and four-time European Cup winners had been dumped out of the Champions League within the final 16 to Benfica final season; had they reached the quarterfinals, they’d have confronted Liverpool.
Alfred Schreuder is embarking on his first season in command of the Amsterdammers after Erik ten Hag left for Manchester United in the summertime.
Napoli
Now coached by Luciano Spalletti, Napoli noticed their Champions League marketing campaign finish on the last-16 stage final time period as Barcelona progressed at their expense.
These groups beat one another 1-0 at dwelling within the group stage in 2018/19, when Liverpool completed in second above the Partenopei on purpose distinction.
The next season, Napoli had been the one crew to beat the Reds in Group E as each side progressed to the final 16.
🎯 Darwin Nunez had extra pictures at purpose (7) than passes accomplished (6) vs. Everton. #EVELIV #EFC #LFC pic.twitter.com/qLWztTnWwz
— Sporting Information Soccer Membership (@sn_footballclub) September 3, 2022
Rangers
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s facet beat PSV in a Champions League qualifier over two legs to succeed in the group stage for the primary time since 2010/11.
Throughout that season, Rangers shared a gaggle with eventual finalists Manchester United, ending third behind the Crimson Devils and Valencia.
Liverpool’s Champions League fixtures 2022/23
This season’s Champions League group stage is densely packed to accommodate the beginning of the FIFA World Cup in November. Listed here are the dates and occasions world wide of Liverpool’s matches, with dwelling video games denoted by (H) and away fixtures by (A).
UK |
US |
Canada |
Australia |
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Napoli (A) |
September 7 (20:00) |
September 7 (15:00 ET) |
September 7 (15:00 ET) |
September 8 (05:00 AEST) |
Ajax (H) |
September 13 (20:00) |
September 13 (15:00 ET) |
September 13 (15:00 ET) |
September 14 (05:00 AEST) |
Rangers (H) |
October 4 (20:00) |
October 4 (15:00 ET) |
October 4 (15:00 ET) |
October 5 (05:00 AEST) |
Rangers (A) |
October 12 (20:00) |
October 12 (15:00 ET) |
October 12 (15:00 ET) |
October 13 (05:00 AEST) |
Ajax (A) |
October 26 (20:00) |
October 26 (15:00 ET) |
October 26 (15:00 ET) |
October 27 (05:00 AEST) |
Napoli (H) |
November 1 (20:00) |
November 1 (15:00 ET) |
November 1 (15:00 ET) |
November 2 (05:00 AEST) |
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Liverpool within the Champions League
In addition to that triumph in 2018-19, Klopp has guided Liverpool to 2 different Champions League finals in his seven seasons on the helm, shedding to Madrid final season and in 2018, when Gareth Bale scored twice.
Earlier than then, Liverpool gained the European Cup – the earlier incarnation of the Champions League – in successive years in 1977 and 1978, in addition to in 1981 and 1984.
Their victory in Istanbul in 2005 was arguably essentially the most dramatic Champions League last of all time.
Opponents AC Milan took the lead within the first minute and had been 3-0 up by half-time, when legend has it that some Liverpool followers within the stadium had been sufficiently disheartened to make their exit.
Legendary captain Steven Gerrard launched a outstanding response by scoring the primary of three Liverpool targets in eight second-half minutes. Their comeback was accomplished by a penalty shootout win.
