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Napoli 1-1 Red Bull Salzburg: Erling Haaland scores as Napoli held to draw

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Erling Haaland scores
Erling Haaland has scored more goals in his first four Champions League games than any other player managed in their opening four (seven)

Erling Haaland scored again for Red Bull Salzburg, preventing Napoli from becoming the first team to qualify for the Champions League last 16.

The Norwegian, 19, became just the fourth player in Champions League history to score in his first four games.

His spot-kick gave Red Bull Salzburg the lead after 11 minutes before Napoli's Hirving Lozano equalised.

Napoli would have qualified for the last 16 with a victory.

Instead, the Italian side drop to second in the group - a point behind leaders Liverpool, who recorded a 2-1 victory over Belgian side Genk at Anfield.

Haaland, born in Leeds, announced himself on the European stage with a hat-trick against Genk on his debut in September.

He has added four goals since then, taking his total to seven and becoming the first player to score more than six goals in the opening four group games in a Champions League campaign since Lionel Messi did so for Barcelona in 2016-17.

Haaland is also just the second teenager to score in four Champions League appearances in a row, following in the footsteps of French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe.

Line-ups

Napoli

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Meret
  • 22Di Lorenzo
  • 19Maksimovic
  • 26Koulibaly
  • 6Mário RuiSubstituted forLupertoat 45'minutes
  • 7Callejón
  • 8Ruiz
  • 20ZielinskiBooked at 27mins
  • 24Insigne
  • 14MertensSubstituted forMilikat 73'minutes
  • 11LozanoSubstituted forLlorenteat 86'minutes

Substitutes

  • 9Llorente
  • 12Elmas
  • 13Luperto
  • 23Hysaj
  • 25Ospina
  • 44Manolas
  • 99Milik

RB Salzburg

Formation 5-3-2

  • 31Coronel
  • 43Kristensen
  • 34PongracicBooked at 37minsSubstituted forMwepuat 45'minutes
  • 6OnguénéBooked at 4mins
  • 39Wöber
  • 17Ulmer
  • 18MinaminoSubstituted forAshimeruat 61'minutes
  • 16Junuzovic
  • 14Szoboszlai
  • 30HaalandSubstituted forDakaat 75'minutes
  • 9Hwang Hee-Chan

Substitutes

  • 4Ashimeru
  • 5Vallci
  • 7Koita
  • 15Ramalho
  • 20Daka
  • 23Köhn
  • 45Mwepu
Referee:
Szymon Marciniak
Attendance:
32,862

Match Stats

Home TeamNapoliAway TeamRB Salzburg
Possession
Home56%
Away44%
Shots
Home29
Away12
Shots on Target
Home4
Away1
Corners
Home7
Away8
Fouls
Home7
Away25

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Napoli 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Napoli 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

  4. Post update

    Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).

  6. Post update

    Attempt missed. Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Majeed Ashimeru.

  7. Post update

    Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.

  8. Post update

    Fernando Llorente (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. Post update

    Foul by Zlatko Junuzovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).

  10. Post update

    Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.

  11. Post update

    Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jerôme Onguéné.

  12. Post update

    Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  13. Post update

    Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Hirving Lozano.

  15. Post update

    Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.

  16. Post update

    Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg).

  18. Post update

    Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.

  19. Post update

    Hand ball by Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg).

  20. Post update

    Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.

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  • @8 Gary

    He's already chosen and been capped for Norway

  • Thanks Salzburg, makes things a bit easier for Liverpool 😀👍

  • Great result for Liverpool this - roll on number 7 on its way

  • He going to be next expensive player whoever buys him .I am Liverpool fan but he will probably end up with one of rich European football clubs PSG real Madrid Barcelona etc

  • Very very special talent this young man. Stereotypes dictate that he'll be "good in the prem with his physicality", but he's so much more than that. Makes several clever runs per game, has a great touch and a decent turn of pace.
    I can see him being shipped to Leipzig if they lose Werner over summer, then onto Bayern or Real for upwards of £120m

  • To 3. Defenceless:
    Do you not recall the qualifying performances of Liverpool when won no #6???
    It’s the cup two leg ties we do so well at.
    Even if we don’t and it’s a long way to go. European nights of fun at the fortress Anfield and away across Europe!

  • QSI to sign him up next summer along with Milner and Messi on frees. Mot.

  • @12 OGS's next signing. 
    He wouldn't go near Liverpool this lad. Not a hope.
    .............................

    but of cors, with him being a Leeds fan I'm sure the first place he'd wanna go is man utd

  • If he was born in Leeds can he play for England under the "Jack Charlton" method? :-)

  • Haarland is a Leeds fan and wants to play for Super Leeds, he'll be at elland road next year with Milner.

  • @14, this gives us a better chance of topping the group though

  • @10 God damn it!! Haha!

  • Sign him up Pep - be nice to have another Haaland in the side, his dad did us proud until Keane did him in.

  • Ten bucks says he will be in a Barcelona jersey this time next year...

  • Erling, your spiritual home, Elland Road, is waiting for you 😁

  • Was expecting a story about a sizzling goal, but he scored a penalty for Christ's sake!

  • Just another Niklas Bendtner, vastly over hyped.

  • Sign him up Pep - be nice to have another Haaland in the side, his dad did us proud until Keane did him in.

    -------------------

    Keane didn't injure him...Haaland played the next week. Revisionism at its finest.

  • It would have been better for pool if Napoli won as it would have made qualifying easier with 3rd place on 3 points and still to play Nap. it's natural that teams already qualified dont play with the same intensity as teams needing results, think spurs last season at nou camp with an already qualified Barca.. qualified teams just try to make sure for no suspensions (except Ramos lol) or injury

  • Born in Leeds?, sneaky call up to the England side and bag him?

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A

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1PSG33009099
2Real Madrid311135-24
3Club Bruges302127-52
4Galatasaray301202-21

B

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Bayern Munich330013499
2Tottenham31119904
3Red Star Belgrade310239-63
4Olympiakos301258-31

C

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1Man City330010199
2Dinamo Zagreb31116424
3Shakhtar Donetsk311146-24
4Atalanta3003211-90

D

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Juventus32107347
2Atl Madrid32105237
3Lokomotiv Moscow310235-23
4B Leverkusen300316-50

E

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Liverpool430110739
2Napoli42206338
3RB Salzburg4112121024
4KRC Genk4013412-81

F

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Barcelona42204228
2B Dortmund42115417
3Inter Milan41126604
4Slavia Prague402225-32

G

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1RB Leipzig43016429
2Lyon42117437
3Zenit St Petersburg411256-14
4Benfica410359-43

H

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1Ajax421110557
2Chelsea42117617
3Valencia42116517
4Lille4013310-71
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