Uefa Champions League: Liverpool 2-0 Napoli – Salah and Nunez score as Reds end Partenopei unbeaten run

Mohamed Salah’s late goal gave Liverpool the lead before Darwin Nunez’s stoppage-time sealer secured a 2-0 win over Napoli to give Jurgen Klopp victory in his 400th game in charge, ending the visitors’ unbeaten start to the campaign.

Liverpool players Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah celebrate 2-0 Uefa Champions League victory over SSC Napoli at Anfield
Liverpool players Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah celebrate 2-0 Uefa Champions League victory over SSC Napoli at Anfield. Photo: @LFC

Both sides were already assured of a place in the knockout stages of the competition, with only a four-goal winning margin enough to see Liverpool usurp Napoli in top spot.

Mohamed Salah equals Steven Gerrard in Liverpool’s “European Goalscoring Charts” ⬇️

Moving level at the top of our European goalscoring charts ✨

Superb, @MoSalah 👑 pic.twitter.com/mZt2xYEcWw

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 1, 2022

The Reds managed two late strikes courtesy of Salah and Nunez, with Salah scrambling one over the line in the 85th minute after Alex Meret just about kept out substitute Nunez’s header.

Mohamed Salah emerge Liverpool-Napoli Player Of The Match ⬇️

Your #LIVNAP Player of the Match 😍 pic.twitter.com/rmVH0IDxhc

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 1, 2022

Nunez added a second from the final act of the match as Napoli, who earlier had a Leo Skiri Ostigard effort ruled out for offside, saw their unbeaten run ended at 17 matches.story:beINSPORTS

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