If you like goals, this group is for you.
Home to defending champions Liverpool, Group E also houses European underachievers Napoli, debutantes Red Bull Salzburg, and Genk – four clubs capable of scoring in bunches.
But can any of these free-scoring sides dethrone the Reds?
| TEAM | TO WIN GROUP | TO QUALIFY | NOT TO QUALIFY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1-2 | 1-14 | 8-1 |
| Napoli | 7-4 | 2-9 | 5-2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 14-1 | 5-2 | 2-9 |
| Genk | 100-1 | 12-1 | 1-20 |
Group winner
Liverpool enter this campaign with a target on their backs after winning their sixth Champions League trophy last season in a second successive trip to the final. They’re undeniably the cream of the crop in Group E.
However, that victory makes it easy to forget how close they came to being knocked out prematurely by Napoli. The Reds didn’t win their group last year, finishing behind PSG and level on points with the Partenopei. Liverpool claimed second place ahead of the Italian outfit by virtue of the sixth tiebreaker. A world-class stop from Alisson in the final minutes of their Group C finale saved the Reds and denied Napoli a trip to the round of 16.
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