This archive report was first published on 18 September 2019.
September 18, 2019 - Liverpool and Chelsea began their Champions League campaigns with defeats, with Napoli beating Liverpool 2-0 and Chelsea losing 1-0 to Valencia.
Chelsea's Ross Barkley missed a late chance to equalise from the spot, while Napoli's first goal came from a disputed penalty.
German referee Felix Brych pointed to the spot with eight minutes left in the match, awarding Napoli a penalty after Andy Robertson was judged to have fouled Jose Callejon.
Dries Mertens converted the spot-kick, and Fernando Llorente sealed the win with a second goal in stoppage-time.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was left to rue a key penalty incident, as Barkley's late effort clipped the top of the bar.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp felt his side deserved at least a point, but ultimately lost to Napoli, marking the first time a Champions League winner has lost their opening game of the following campaign since AC Milan in 1994.
