Against Napoli, Klopp will be looking to prove he's a match for Shankly and Paisley

With Napoli and Liverpool already qualified for the next phase of the UEFA Champions League to be played in February 2023, these two teams are only looking for their footballing continuity on the pitch and to increase their statistics in the different areas that branch out, with the Italians aiming to close a perfect group phase by accumulating six wins, while the English side are going for an important win playing at home at Anfield.

With Group A already settled and with little chance of a change in position, the Reds will be looking for a home win to regain the confidence they have lost in recent Premier League games, with the Gli Azzurri a perfect opponent to test their level of play and see if there is a difference from the Liverpool side that made their Champions League debut at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.

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Although the team led by Jurgen Klopp is currently not one of the most consistent in Europe after a poor showing in the English league, the red institution from Merseyside has been a completely different team every time the Champions League name comes up, turning the group into a solid block that above all knows how to make the most of its home games. Jürgen Klopp will take charge of his 400th Liverpool game this evening, becoming just the fourth manager in the club’s history to reach this milestone after Tom Watson, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. Tonight's game is also his 100th as a coach in the Champions League

Notwithstanding the fact that Leeds United beat Liverpool at home just a few days ago in the PL, the Reds have been very consistent in the Champions League playing at Anfield, allowing just one defeat in their most recent 18 games, that 2-0 defeat to Atalanta being their last home reverse in the competition. For the 2022-2023 season, the English hosts have already beaten Ajax (2-1) and Rangers (2-0).

Klopp has something in store

Napoli have been a constant threat at home and away this season, recording five wins, two of which have been away and by a landslide. Now the Italians are looking for their first win at Anfield and to break that long spell without defeat in the Champions League, although to do so they will have to overcome an opponent who are specialists in the competition and who have not let them win on the two previous occasions they have faced each other on red soil.