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“Don’t you worry, if you lose in Naples, then you end up winning the Champions League!", said Carlo Ancelotti to Jurgen Klopp after his side had beaten Liverpool in a game that could have gone either way. The reigning European Champions had traveled to Naples to begin their 2019-20 European campaign. It is fair to say that their defense did not begin on a great note. For the first 80 minutes it was difficult to point to a team in …

When the Champions League draw was made, Group C was called the group of death as the draw had pitted the title challengers in England and Italy versus the champions of France. After the first game week of Champions League, it does not seem that dreary, at least for Liverpool. After beating Paris Saint Germain at home, the Reds travel to Naples this Wednesday night to try and wrest a great lead in the group. But facing Napoli at Stadio …