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‘They DEFINITELY can do it’: Peter Crouch and Rio Ferdinand insist Liverpool can still go all the way in the Champions League this year despite domestic problems and finish second in their group behind Napoli
- Peter Crouch and Rio Ferdinand backed Liverpool to win the Champions League
- The Reds finished second in their group behind Serie A leader Napoli
- But Ferdinand said Mo Salah’s goalscoring record meant they would pose a threat
- Darwin Nunez scored the other goal as Liverpool beat Napoli 2-0 at Anfield
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Liverpool can still go on and win this season’s Champions League trophy despite finishing second in their group, according to Peter Crouch and Rio Ferdinand.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds finished second in the last campaign, losing to Real Madrid in the final, but haven’t quite found it their way this time around.
After losing heavily to Napoli in Italy in September, their 2-0 win over Anfield on Tuesday night meant they finished behind the Serie A leaders in the group – and will face one of the other group winners in the first knockout. outround .
Mo Salah (L) and Darwin Nunez scored the goals as Liverpool avenged their previous defeat to Napoli
This means Liverpool could face confirmed group winners Porto or Bayern Munich, or two other first-placed teams yet to be decided. Group F is a battle between Real Madrid and RB Leipzig, while Group H can be taken by PSG or Benfica.
With a string of stalwart names lining up to become Liverpool’s next European opponents in early 2023, some may wonder if the Reds can make it back to the final, or even better. But Crouch and Ferdinand support them.
When asked on BT Sport if Liverpool are still contenders, Ferdinand replied: ‘100%. I totally agree with that’.
Crouch added, “Absolutely. When you get to that stage where you throw all your eggs in the CL basket, have a great pedigree in the league, players who have history behind them, they can certainly do it.”
Rio Ferdinand said Salah’s scoring record made Liverpool Champions League contenders
Peter Crouch also backed the Reds to win despite their second-place finish behind the Italians
Ferdinand concluded with the comment: ‘And they have Mo Salah, who just keeps on scoring in this tournament.’
Salah’s goal in the 85th minute opened the scoring for Liverpool against Napoli, before Darwin Nunez suffered a second low in the second half stoppage time.
However, they were unable to win the head-to-head record with the Serie A leaders after their 4-1 defeat at Matchday One.
Liverpool will find out their last 16 opponents when the Champions League draw takes place on Monday.