Napoli vs Real Madrid, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Real Madrid fight back to win five-goal thriller at Napoli
Real Madrid fought back to secure a barnstorming 3-2 win at Napoli in their Champions League Group C clash on Tuesday, with the Italian side's keeper Alex Meret scoring an unfortunate own goal to hand the Spaniards victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 4': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 4': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 6': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 7': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 7': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 9': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Natan.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 10': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho with a headed pass.
- 10': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 11': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 12': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 13': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 13': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 14': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Offside, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
- 18': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 18': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 19': Natan (Napoli) hits the bar with a with an attempt from very close range. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Goal! Napoli 1, Real Madrid 0. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 22': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Natan.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
- 26': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 27': Goal! Napoli 1, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 28': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 28': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 31': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Natan.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Goal! Napoli 1, Real Madrid 2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka with a through ball.
- 36': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho.
- 38': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
- 41': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
- 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 45': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
- 45': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Natan (Napoli).
- 45': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Natan (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 45'+2': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Real Madrid 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Real Madrid 2.
- 49': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Nacho (Real Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 54': Goal! Napoli 2, Real Madrid 2. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 56': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 57': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 64': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 64': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 65': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Toni Kroos.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 66': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Østigård.
- 69': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 69': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 70': Hand ball by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
- 70': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 73': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Natan.
- 74': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 75': Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Rodrygo.
- 76': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 77': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 78': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 78': Own Goal by Alex Meret, Napoli. Napoli 2, Real Madrid 3.
- 80': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 80': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nacho.
- 83': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 83': Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 87': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 89': Kepa (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 90': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Østigård.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Kepa (Real Madrid).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Leo Østigård (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Real Madrid 3.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Real Madrid 3.
Statistics
 RMA |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 460 | Accurate Passes | 457 |
| 515 | Passes | 506 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 27 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 23 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 25 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,649
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,649
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Natan  |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 6 | Nacho |
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 18 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
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