{"id":9241,"date":"2019-08-29T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9241"},"modified":"2019-09-01T11:01:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T15:01:29","slug":"liverpool-drawn-against-napoli-again-in-champions-league-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9241","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Drawn Against Napoli Again in Champions League Group Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EDJxo1AXoAAWYE6-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EDJxo1AXoAAWYE6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EDJxo1AXoAAWYE6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EDJxo1AXoAAWYE6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EDJxo1AXoAAWYE6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EDJxo1AXoAAWYE6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Holders Liverpool have been drawn to play Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in Group E of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The draw, made in Monaco, has pitted Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side against the Italian club in the group stages for the second successive year \u2013 both matches finished as 1-0 home victories in 2018-19.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City will face Ukraine\u2019s Shakhtar Donetsk, Croatia\u2019s Dinamo Zagreb and Italian side Atalanta in Group C.<\/p>\n<p>Both Klopp and City boss Pep Guardiola will have few complaints with their respective groups, although Tottenham and Chelsea appear to be facing tougher challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham will take on five-time winners Bayern Munich, Olympiacos and Red Star Belgrade in Group B.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea, drawn in Group H, will play last season\u2019s beaten semi-finalists Ajax, Valencia and French club Lille.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid will face French giants Paris St Germain in Group A, which also includes Club Brugge and Galatasaray, while Barcelona have been drawn in Group F alongside Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n<p>Italian champions Juventus take on Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow in Group D and Group G is made up of Zenit St Petersburg, Benfica, Lyon and RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-9241\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9241&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-9241\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9241&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-9241\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9241&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9241\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holders Liverpool have been drawn to play Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in Group E of the Champions League. 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