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1-0-0
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Arsenal beat Napoli
Match Details
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
(Napoli)
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Highlights
Martin Ødegaard nets late winner as Arsenal beat Napoli
Martin Ødegaard's fine second-half goal saw Arsenal kick off their Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win at Napoli on Wednesday.
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Commentary
- ·Match ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.
- 90'+3'Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 90'+3'Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 90'+2'Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 90'+1'Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1'Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 90'+1'David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 89'Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Foul by Costantino Favasuli (Napoli).
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NAP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Leaders
Arsenal- MØ Martin Ødegaard · 1Goals
- BS Bukayo Saka · 6Total Shots
- DR David Raya · 3Saves
- GM Gabriel Magalhães · 9Defensive Interventions
- DR Declan Rice · 92Accurate Passes
Napoli- MP Matteo Politano · 2Total Shots
- VM Vanja Milinkovic-Savic · 3Saves
- AR Amir Rrahmani · 10Defensive Interventions
- RM Rafa Marín · 71Accurate Passes
UEFA Champions League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 5 | Como | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 17 | AS Roma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Fenerbahce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Internazionale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | LASK Linz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 29 | Galatasaray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | Viking FK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | RB Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 34 | Sabah FK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| 36 | Bodo/Glimt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
Key Events
75'Goal! Napoli 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
Team Stats
ArsenalNapoli
General
57.7
Possession %
42.3
26
Shots
5
8
On Target
3
1
Offsides
1
6
Corners
0
11
Fouls
12
Passing & Defense
559
Passes Completed
383
5
Crosses Won
0
6
Tackles Won
7
6
Interceptions
4
7
Clearances
17
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Saves
6
Recent Form
Napoli
D
W
W
L
L
Arsenal
W
W
W
W
W
Starting Lineups
Napoli4-3-3
Arsenal4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Napoli
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AM #1 Alex MeretG
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RM #16 Rafa MarínCD-L
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AR #13 Amir RrahmaniCD-R
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MO #17 Mathías OliveraLB
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GD #22 Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
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BG #6 Billy GilmourCM
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SL #68 Stanislav LobotkaLM
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KD #11 Kevin De BruyneRM
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RH #19 Rasmus HøjlundF
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AS #27 Alisson SantosLF
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MP #21 Matteo PolitanoRF
Substitutes · 5 used
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LS #37 Leonardo Spinazzola
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VM #32 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic 45' for Alex Meret
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CF #2 Costantino Favasuli 58' for Matteo Politano
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AV #26 Antonio Vergara 58' for Alisson Santos
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LL #20 Lorenzo Lucca 77' for Stanislav Lobotka
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DN #7 David Neres 76' for Rasmus Højlund
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BB #5 Benoît Badiashile
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SB #31 Sam Beukema
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NC #14 Nikita Contini
Arsenal
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DR #1 David RayaG
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GM #6 Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
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EK #15 Ezri KonsaCD-R
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PH #5 Piero HincapiéLB
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BW #4 Ben WhiteRB
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MØ #8 Martin ØdegaardAM75'
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MM #23 Mikel MerinoLM
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DR #41 Declan RiceRM
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VG #14 Viktor GyökeresF
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EE #10 Eberechi EzeAM-L
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BS #7 Bukayo SakaAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used
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IM #30 Illan Meslier
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KH #29 Kai Havertz 73' for Viktor Gyökeres
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BG #39 Bruno Guimarães 65' for Mikel Merino
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MS #89 Marli Salmon
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ML #49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
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RC #33 Riccardo Calafiori
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MD #56 Max Dowman
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KA #13 Kepa Arrizabalaga
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CT #17 Christos Tzolis 66' for Eberechi Eze
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NM #20 Noni Madueke 73' for Bukayo Saka
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MZ #36 Martín Zubimendi 82' for Ben White
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