Europa League: Napoli v Liverpool half time report
Napoli 0 Liverpool 0
An unfamiliar Liverpool side have comfortably held Napoli at bay midway through their Europa League Group K clash in Naples.
The Reds have enjoyed plenty of possession, with midfielders Jay Spearing and Jonjo Shelvey – two of seven changes from the team which lost Sunday’s Merseyside derby to Everton – impressive in particular.
Shelvey – making his first Reds start – saw an effort from distance saved by Morgan De Sanctis, while both Ryan Babel and David Ngog snatched at chances when they could have done better.
Reds ‘keeper Pepe Reina has barely been troubled, although he was indebted to defender Paul Konchesky for clearing a Marek Hamšik effort off the line in stoppage time.
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