Napoli - Liverpool: "Take it out on the wrong person"!
(Baonghean.vn) - At 2:00 a.m. on October 4 (Vietnam time), coach Klopp and his team will have a fierce match with the home team Napoli in the second round of the Champions League group stage.
After the draw, football fans all considered Group C to be the “group of death” in this year’s Champions League. In addition to Liverpool, Napoli also has the presence of French champions PSG and the team from Serbia - Crvena Zvezda.
In all aspects, the two tickets to the next round of Group C will be difficult to escape from the hands of 2 of the 3 teams: Liverpool, PSG and Napoli. The chances of being present in the knockout round of the 3 teams above depend a lot on the clashes between them.
At the end of the first round, Liverpool was the team with the most advantages, while Napoli was the weakest team. While coach Klopp and his team defeated the formidable opponent PSG with a score of 3-2, the home team at San Paolo was held to a goalless draw by the team considered the weakest in the group, Crvena Zvezda.
Therefore, hosting Liverpool at home is an opportunity for Napoli to regain its position in the race for a ticket to the knockout round.
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| Napoli (blue) just lost to Juventus with a score of 1 - 3. Photo: Internet |
If they beat Liverpool, Napoli will almost certainly rise to the top of Group C (the possibility of Crvena Zvezda getting points against PSG is almost impossible). This is a huge motivation for the San Paolo home team, especially when they were just defeated by Juventus in the SERIE A arena (lost 1-3).
The defeat to Juventus has made the hopes of winning the SERIE A championship of coach Ancelotti and his team even smaller. Therefore, the anger from losing 2 points to Crvena Zvezda combined with the disappointment from the loss to Juventus, Napoli had to take it all out on Liverpool.
But it's not just the home team who want to vent their anger after the bad results. On the trip to San Paolo this time, coach Klopp and his team have just gone through some not-so-happy matches.
Salah and his teammates' 7-match winning streak in all competitions at the beginning of the season has now been stopped by Chelsea. First was the 1-2 defeat in the 3rd round of the League Cup, and immediately after that was a 1-1 draw in the 7th round of the Premier League. This will have a significant impact on the mentality of coach Klopp and his team.
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| Liverpool had to work hard to equalize 1-1 with Chelsea. Photo: Internet |
More than ever, both Napoli and Liverpool are looking for a victory to encourage themselves. In terms of strength and form, the home team is not inferior to the away team from the "foggy land".
With the advantage of playing at home - San Paolo Stadium, the risk of losing for coach Ancelotti and his team is extremely small. Remember, last season, Napoli only lost 4 matches at San Paolo Stadium (lost to Juventus in SERIE A, lost to Man City in the Champions League, lost to Leipzig in the Europa League and lost to Atalanta in the Coppa Italia).
It seems that to know which team will win, we have to wait until the final whistle. Most likely, the match between the two teams that are "thirsty for victory" will be extremely fierce and attractive. Everyone wants to vent their anger on the opponent in the style of "taking it out on the wrong person"./.