Kalidou Koulibaly has admitted that Napoli feared Liverpool ahead of their Champions League meeting on Tuesday.
Jurgen Klopp’s men came into the encounter knowing a win will secure their qualification to the knockout stages of the competition with the Italian side only needing a point to progress.
Mohamed Salah scored the solitary goal that handed the English side a 1-0 victory over Carlo Ancelotti's men as the Stadio San Paolo outfit were denied a place in the next round of the competition and thus settled for the Europa League.
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“It was an important game, we knew they had to win," Koulibaly told Calciomercato
“Maybe, unconsciously, we feared Liverpool because we know they are very strong and that it’s not easy to play against them.