UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 16, 2015
Napoli DDLLW 4
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VfL Wolfsburg WDWWW 1
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1st Leg · Volkswagen Arena · ESPN3

Match Report

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Napoli run out to massive win at Wolfsburg

Rafael Benitez's Napoli all but booked their place in the Europa League semi-finals with a stunning 4-1 win over Wolfsburg in Germany on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
3
42.2
Possession
57.8
13
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
323
Accurate Passes
473
436
Passes
569
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
46
0.1
Cross %
0.2
85
Long Balls
51
26
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
15
23
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
16
33
Clearances
16

Lineups

WOB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diego BenaglioG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD-L
  3. 25NaldoCD-R
  4. 34Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 8VieirinhaRB
  6. 14Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 22Luiz GustavoLM
  8. 23Josuha GuilavoguiRM
  9. 12Bas DostF
  10. 17André SchürrleAM-L
  11. 7Daniel CaligiuriAM-R

NAP · 4-2-3-1

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

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Napoli 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a through ball.
  2. 23' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Napoli 2. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín with a through ball.
  3. 57' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicklas Bendtner replaces Bas Dost.
  4. 60' Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Dries Mertens.
  5. 64' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ivan Perisic replaces André Schürrle.
  6. 64' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Napoli 3. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón.
  7. 70' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold replaces Josuha Guilavogui.
  8. 75' Substitution, Napoli. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Marek Hamsik.
  9. 76' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Napoli 4. Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
  10. 80' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Napoli 4. Nicklas Bendtner (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  11. 80' Nicklas Bendtner (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 86' Substitution, Napoli. Henrique replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.

UEFA Europa League News

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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.