- We have to correct the mistakes we made in their goals. We can do much better than this, but we take responsibility and try to come back in a good way, "Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson told BT Sport.
Less than two minutes of extra time had passed when Llorenten grabbed the ball into the penalty area and placed it behind Liverpool's goalkeeper Adrian. As a result, the Champions Liverpool began the season premiere of the Champions League with a loss.
The Reds coach Jürgen Klopp applauded Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti and easily punched him in the cheek after the final signal.
It seemed to end aimlessly when José Callejon pulled into the penalty area with ten minutes left. Andrew Robertson defended and stuck out his leg to try to poke the ball away. He did not reach it and Callejon got in touch, aggravated the situation and brought with him the penalty that decided the match.
Dries Mertens stepped up and beat the penalty that Adrian was close to taking in the left corner but it got in for 1-0. Liverpool need not be overly concerned. Last season Liverpool lost all three matches in the group stage but then went all the way and won the tournament.