Napoli vs Arsenal, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 6': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
• 6': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
• 8': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
• 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
• 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
• 12': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
• 12': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 12': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 13': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres with a cross.
• 15': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
• 16': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
• 19': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
• 22': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
• 22': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alex Meret.
• 22': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a headed pass.
• 23': Attempt saved. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Mikel Merino.
• 23': Attempt blocked. Alisson Santos (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 27': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
• 28': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 29': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
• 30': Foul by Rafa Marín (Napoli).
• 30': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 33': Offside, Napoli. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
• 35': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
• 36': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Meret (Napoli).
• 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 39': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 39': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
• 42': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
• 42': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 42': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
• 44': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
• 45': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball following a fast break.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
• 45'+2': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White following a corner.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 0.
• 45': Substitution, Napoli. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic replaces Alex Meret because of an injury.
• 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Arsenal 0.
• 47': Foul by Rafa Marín (Napoli).
• 47': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 50': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ben White with a headed pass.
• 53': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 55': Alisson Santos (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
• 55': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
• 56': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
• 56': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 57': Delay in match because of an injury Alisson Santos (Napoli).
• 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 58': Substitution, Napoli. Costantino Favasuli replaces Matteo Politano.
• 58': Substitution, Napoli. Antonio Vergara replaces Alisson Santos because of an injury.
• 62': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
• 63': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
• 65': Foul by Rafa Marín (Napoli).
• 65': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Mikel Merino.
• 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Christos Tzolis replaces Eberechi Eze.
• 67': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
• 67': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
• 71': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
• 72': Costantino Favasuli (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 72': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
• 73': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 73': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
• 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
• 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
• 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.
• 76': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Rasmus Højlund.
• 77': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
• 79': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
• 80': Foul by Costantino Favasuli (Napoli).
• 80': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 82': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
• 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Ben White.
• 85': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Kai Havertz.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
• 85': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
• 85': Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 85': Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David Neres.
• 87': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lorenzo Lucca.
• 88': Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 88': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
• 89': Foul by Costantino Favasuli (Napoli).
• 89': Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
• 90'+1': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+2': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
• 90'+2': Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 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'+3': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.
• 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.