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Champions League: Late Insigne winner buries Liverpool in Naples

The victory maintained new Napoli coach Ancelotti's record of having never lost in the Champions League against Liverpool with four wins now and a draw. Ancelotti's AC Milan beat Liverpool in the final to lift the title in 2007

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Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah leaves the pitch after the UEFA Champions League group C football match between Napoli and Liverpool at the San Paolo stadium in Naples. Pics/AFP

Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah leaves the pitch after the UEFA Champions League group C football match between Napoli and Liverpool at the San Paolo stadium in Naples. Pics/AFP

Lorenzo Insigne stuck late as Napoli snatched a 1-0 win over an outclassed Liverpool in a Champions League Group C game the hosts dominated in the Stadio San Paolo on Wednesday. Carlo Ancelotti's side had piled the pressure on Liverpool before finally finding a way through on 90 minutes when Jose Callejan broke down the right crossing for Insigne who beat Alisson in the Liverpool goal.

It puts Napoli top of Group C with four points from two games, with Paris Saint-Germain a point behind after thrashing Red Star Belgrade 6-1 earlier. Liverpool, last year's runners-up, had been top of the group after their 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain two weeks ago with Napoli held 0-0 at Red Star. But Jurgen Klopp's side now drop to third. The visitors never really settled into the game and suffered an injury blow when midfielder Naby Keïta went down early with a suspected muscular problem and was stretchered off in tears.

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