Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has heaped praise on Napoli after the Serie A side outclassed them in their Champions League opener. The Reds have been pitted against the Naples outfit in the Champions League group stage for the second season on the bounce but they could not start their European campaign on a winning note as they suffered a 2-0 defeat on the road.
Speaking after the game, Klopp said that the Reds played a good game on the night but they were outsmarted by a ‘difficult’ opponent, who were in control of the encounter, he told: “We played a good, mature match against a difficult opponent. It is not possible to dominate a match against Napoli. They are a great team, with good players behind and in the midfield as well. It is not an easy team to deal with and certainly it is not a team against whom you expect to score two or three goals.”
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