Napoli vs Racing Genk, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Milik helps Napoli advance as club dismisses Ancelotti as manager
Napoli ended a nine-match winless run in all competitions to reach the Champions League last 16 thanks to a first-half Arkadiusz Milik hat-trick.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 2': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Goal! Napoli 1, KRC Genk 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 5': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (KRC Genk).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Casper de Norre (KRC Genk).
- 6': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 10': Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mbwana Samatta.
- 11': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 12': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik Hrosovsky.
- 13': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Casper de Norre (KRC Genk).
- 16': Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito.
- 19': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 25': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 25': Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Goal! Napoli 2, KRC Genk 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk).
- 29': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 30': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 31': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 31': Junya Ito (KRC Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk).
- 34': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 36': Penalty Napoli. José Callejón draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Penalty conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt (KRC Genk) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Maarten Vandevoordt (KRC Genk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Napoli 3, KRC Genk 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 39': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 39': Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil following a fast break.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 44': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 44': Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Hrosovsky.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 3, KRC Genk 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 3, KRC Genk 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (KRC Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 47': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (KRC Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
- 48': Foul by Casper de Norre (KRC Genk).
- 48': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Junya Ito (KRC Genk).
- 48': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Sander Berge (KRC Genk).
- 52': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Patrik Hrosovsky (KRC Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
- 55': Offside, KRC Genk. Jhon Lucumí tries a through ball, but Mbwana Samatta is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 57': Hand ball by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 58': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (KRC Genk).
- 58': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 60': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Sebastian Dewaest (KRC Genk).
- 61': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 62': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 62': Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Substitution, KRC Genk. Theo Bongonda replaces Mbwana Samatta.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Dewaest (KRC Genk) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Hrosovsky with a cross.
- 65': Hand ball by Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk).
- 70': Attempt missed. Patrik Hrosovsky (KRC Genk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Lucumí.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 72': Substitution, KRC Genk. Ianis Hagi replaces Junya Ito.
- 74': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Casper de Norre (KRC Genk) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 74': Casper de Norre (KRC Genk) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 74': Goal! Napoli 4, KRC Genk 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 76': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
- 76': Ianis Hagi (KRC Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Theo Bongonda (KRC Genk) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Paul Onuachu.
- 76': Corner, KRC Genk. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces José Callejón.
- 80': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 80': Theo Bongonda (KRC Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (KRC Genk) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
- 82': Substitution, KRC Genk. Neto Borges replaces Casper de Norre.
- 83': Corner, KRC Genk. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 83': Attempt saved. Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross.
- 84': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ianis Hagi (KRC Genk).
- 85': Corner, KRC Genk. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 87': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 87': Theo Bongonda (KRC Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (KRC Genk) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 88': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk).
- 88': Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Corner, KRC Genk. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 90': Hand ball by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Corner, KRC Genk. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 90'+1': Foul by Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk).
- 90'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, KRC Genk 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, KRC Genk 0.
Statistics
 GENK |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.9 | Possession | 55.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 503 |
| 460 | Passes | 573 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 15 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 22,265
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 22,265
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly  |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 5 | Allan |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
Racing Genk (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Maarten Vandevoordt (GK) |
| 33 | Jhon Lucumí |
| 6 | Sebastian Dewaest |
| 2 | Casper de Norre |
| 31 | Joakim Maehle |
| 25 | Sander Berge |
| 17 | Patrik Hrosovský |
| 11 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 7 | Junya Ito |
| 18 | Paul Onuachu |
| 10 | Mbwana Samatta |
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