Napoli vs Braga, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli ease into Champions League knockout stage with win over Braga
Napoli eased into the knockout stages of the Champions League with two first-half goals in a 2-0 home win over Sporting Braga on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
- 2': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 2': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 4': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 6': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 6': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
- 9': Own Goal by Serdar Saatçi, Sporting Braga. Napoli 1, Sporting Braga 0.
- 10': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 10': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 12': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 13': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Serdar Saatçi.
- 17': Offside, Napoli. Natan is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 18': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
- 19': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
- 19': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
- 22': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 25': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 30': Foul by Pizzi (Sporting Braga).
- 30': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus.
- 33': Goal! Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Natan.
- 36': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
- 36': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruma.
- 44': Attempt saved. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Foul by Bruma (Sporting Braga).
- 45'+1': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Pizzi.
- 47': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 47': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus.
- 49': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 49': Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 50': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Banza.
- 50': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
- 50': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
- 52': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 56': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 58': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 62': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 66': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
- 66': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 67': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Al Musrati replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 68': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Banza.
- 70': Offside, Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja is caught offside.
- 72': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Juan Jesus because of an injury.
- 73': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a through ball.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus.
- 73': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 75': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
- 76': Hand ball by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 78': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
- 78': Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Joe Mendes replaces Víctor Gómez.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces João Moutinho.
- 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Serdar Saatçi.
- 83': Joe Mendes (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 85': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Natan.
- 87': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rony Lopes replaces Ricardo Horta.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 90': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 90': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Natan.
- 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.
Statistics
 BRAG |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 392 |
| 460 | Passes | 462 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 29 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 11 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 37,841
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 37,841
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | +12 | 13 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 3 | Lens | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 6 | -5 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 3 | Natan |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Braga (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 5 | Serdar Saatci |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 26 | Cristian Borja |
| 2 | Víctor Perea |
| 22 | Pizzi |
| 16 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 23 | Simon Banza  |
| 7 | Bruma |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
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