Napoli may have been the leader of Group C in the UEFA Champions League for almost the entire group stage, but they failed to keep their spot when it mattered the most.
Everything would have been worth it if Arkadiusz Milik's effort in the dying seconds of the game between the Partenopei and the Reds had found the back of the net...but Alisson Becker had something to say about it.
The Brazilian goalkeeper showed his true worth when he kept one more clean sheet for the Reds when it mattered most, since a goal by Napoli would have seen them eliminated from the UCL. The 2017-18 runners up kept their hopes alive with his massive effort.
Have a look at his up-close save against Milik (Image might be geo-restricted).
Alisson appreciation post pic.twitter.com/ti1Ig2tyyI
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 11, 2018
Fans that doubted if paying such a massive amount of money for a goalkeeper had their answer today, or at least that is what their reactions hint. Have a look at some comments from fans and experts.
Alisson, I could cry! pic.twitter.com/QhlMG9uIbS
— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) December 11, 2018
Takes some feat to make £65m and £75m look like bargains but Alisson and Van Dijk are doing it.
— Leanne Prescott (@_lfcleanne) December 11, 2018
Alisson's save at the last has just helped #lfc earn €11.3m (€9.5m for progress into the round of 16, plus €1.8m on top of what would otherwise have been €900,000 for a group stage draw).
— Dave Phillips (@lovefutebol) December 11, 2018
My nerves are gone and a tasty tie looks odds on in the next round but that's a great result. Alisson the name ringing round Anfield at the final whistle. What a difference he has made!
— Andy Kelly (@AndyK_LivNews) December 11, 2018
Alisson Becker is somehow making £65million look like small change. Another massive contribution. #LFC
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceEcho) December 11, 2018
What a massive and wonderful save from Alisson. Heroic stuff.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) December 11, 2018
Alisson Becker for Liverpool:
— LFC Stats (@LFCData) December 11, 2018
22 Games
12 Clean Sheets
Huge saves pic.twitter.com/S860paAtN5
Alisson Becker. No words.
— Joel Rabinowitz (@joel_archie) December 11, 2018
From Karius singlehandedly losing us the Champions League to Alisson singlehandedly keeping us in it pic.twitter.com/XFYJAX0S8F
— (@chiIdishsadbino) December 11, 2018