UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 23, 2015
VfL Wolfsburg WWWLD 2
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Napoli LLWWW 2
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2nd Leg - Napoli win 6-3 on aggregate · Diego Armando Maradona

Match Report

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Napoli see off Wolfsburg to confirm spot in Europa League semifinals

Napoli advanced to the Europa League semifinals on Thursday, with a 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg seeing Rafael Benitez's side progress 6-3 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
65.3
Possession
34.7
19
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
554
Accurate Passes
253
631
Passes
341
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
3
31
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.3
79
Long Balls
62
59
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
4
Effective Clearances
31
4
Clearances
31

Head to Head

NAP leads series 1-0

Lineups

NAP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 45Mariano AndújarG
  2. 5Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 33Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 31Faouzi GhoulamLB
  5. 16Giandomenico MestoRB
  6. 17Marek HamsikAM
  7. 88Gökhan InlerLM
  8. 19David LópezRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 14Dries MertensAM-L
  11. 7José CallejónAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 77Walter GarganoSUB
  2. 23Manolo GabbiadiniSUB
  3. 24Lorenzo InsigneSUB
  4. 8JorginhoSUB
  5. 1RafaelSUB
  6. 91Duván ZapataSUB
  7. 4HenriqueSUB

WOB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Diego BenaglioG
  2. 5Timm KloseCD-L
  3. 25NaldoCD-R
  4. 34Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 15Christian TräschRB
  6. 22Luiz GustavoCM
  7. 27Maximilian ArnoldLM
  8. 23Josuha GuilavoguiRM
  9. 3Nicklas BendtnerF
  10. 9Ivan PerisicLF
  11. 7Daniel CaligiuriRF

Substitutes

  1. 31Robin KnocheSUB
  2. 30Paul SeguinSUB
  3. 24Sebastian JungSUB
  4. 4Marcel SchäferSUB
  5. 2Patrick OchsSUB
  6. 20Max GrünSUB
  7. 12Bas DostSUB

Timeline

  1. 50' Goal! Napoli 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín following a fast break.
  2. 60' Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Marek Hamsik.
  3. 65' Goal! Napoli 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  4. 66' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Marcel Schäfer replaces Ricardo Rodriguez.
  5. 68' Substitution, Napoli. Duván Zapata replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  6. 71' Goal! Napoli 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Timm Klose (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  7. 73' Goal! Napoli 2, VfL Wolfsburg 2. Ivan Perisic (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josuha Guilavogui with a cross.
  8. 75' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Sebastian Jung replaces Josuha Guilavogui.
  9. 79' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bas Dost replaces Christian Träsch.
  10. 83' Substitution, Napoli. Henrique replaces Dries Mertens.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.