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Champions League: Liverpool's Alisson's a lifesaver

Liverpool manager Klopp hails goalkeeper after Brazilian makes point-blank save in added time to help Reds beat Napoli 1-0 and secure Last 16 spot

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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker (right) saves a shot from Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik (left) during the Champions League match at Anfield on Tuesday. Liverpool won 1-0. Pic/Getty Images

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker (right) saves a shot from Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik (left) during the Champions League match at Anfield on Tuesday. Liverpool won 1-0. Pic/Getty Images

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed Alisson Becker as a lifesaver after the goalkeeper's added time save against Napoli kept them in the Champions League. Leading 1-0 through Mohamed Salah's 12th of the season, the Brazil international produced a point-blank block from substitute Arkadiusz Milik to ensure his side got the exact scoreline they needed to progress to the knockout stage. "The goal Salah scored, what a goal, unbelievable, but the save Alisson made, I have no words for that.

That was the lifesaver tonight," said Klopp of his £65million summer signing. "It was not only one save. He had a lot of things to do tonight. How cool and calm he was with the ball helps us a lot in our build-up situations. When he comes out for crosses he is outstanding. And, yes, that save was just incredible, but if we don't defend the whole pitch like we defended, Ali cannot make 20 saves like the last one.

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