Napoli held to 0-0 draw at Genk in Champions League

The result extended Napoli's winless streak away from their San Paolo stadium to eight matches in the competition

Napoli's troubles away from home in the Champions League were exposed again in a 0-0 draw at Genk on Wednesday.

The result extended Napoli's winless streak away from their San Paolo stadium to eight matches in the competition.

Napoli hit the woodwork three times and a shot from Kalidou Koulibaly was cleared off the line - all in the first half.

There was more frustration for Napoli after the break with Jose Callejon wasting a clear chance after being left unmarked.

Still, Napoli moved atop Group E with four points, one point ahead of Salzburg, which were visiting titleholder Liverpool later.

Genk are next with one point and Liverpool have none after losing 2-0 at Napoli in the opening round of matches.

Napoli began with energetic forward Dries Mertens and in-form center forward Fernando Llorente on the bench and Lorenzo Insigne in the tribune.

The decisions backfired as Arkadiusz Milik - who hit the goalframe twice - was consistently off target.