Napoli vs Arsenal, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Arsenal win 3-0 on aggregateArsenal beat Napoli to book second straight Europa League semifinal
Arsenal beat Napoli to book their second straight Europa League semifinals appearance, and will now take on Valencia for spot in the final.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
- 3': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 6': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 7': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Offside, Napoli. Vlad Chiriches tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 13': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 14': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 14': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 17': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 18': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 21': Delay in match Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Faouzi Ghoulam is caught offside.
- 24': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 26': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 27': Delay in match Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 30': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
- 32': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 32': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Delay in match Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Substitution, Arsenal. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Aaron Ramsey because of an injury.
- 35': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 36': Goal! Napoli 0, Arsenal 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 37': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 38': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 40': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 41': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 42': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 43': Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 43': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 45'+4': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 45'+4': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Nikola Maksimovic.
- 46': Hand ball by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 47': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 48': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
- 48': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 54': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 56': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Kalidou Koulibaly is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 58': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Torreira with a cross.
- 60': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 62': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
- 63': Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 67': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 72': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 74': Petr Cech (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Arsenal).
- 76': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 77': Delay in match Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 83': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Alex Iwobi is caught offside.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 84': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 87': Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
- 89': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 89': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Allan.
- 90': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 90': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': José Callejón (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Napoli 0, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
ARS |
NAP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 30.3 | Possession | 69.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 188 | Accurate Passes | 559 |
| 287 | Passes | 646 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 19 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 33 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 39,438
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Allan |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
Arsenal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Cech (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 5 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 11 | Lucas Torreira |
| 8 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 31 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
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