UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Leicester City WWLWL 2
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King Power Stadium · 29,579 att.

Match Report

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Napoli fight back to deny Leicester City

Striker Victor Osimhen scored a second-half brace as Napoli fought back to earn a 2-2 draw at Leicester City in a pulsating Europa League draw.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
5
54.1
Possession
45.9
22
SHOTS
7
7
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
433
Accurate Passes
362
501
Passes
438
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.3
32
Long Balls
47
18
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
18
10
Clearances
18

Lineups

LEI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 6Jonny EvansCD-R
  4. 5Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 27Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 25Wilfred NdidiCM
  7. 42Boubakary SoumaréLM
  8. 17Ayoze PérezRM
  9. 14Kelechi IheanachoF
  10. 7Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 29Patson DakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Youri TielemansSUB
  2. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB
  3. 4Çaglar SöyüncüSUB
  4. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  5. 33Luke ThomasSUB
  6. 10James MaddisonSUB
  7. 21Ricardo PereiraSUB
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonSUB
  9. 20Hamza ChoudhurySUB
  10. 12Danny WardSUB
  11. 37Ademola LookmanSUB
  12. 9Jamie VardySUB

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 25David OspinaG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoLB
  5. 2Kévin MalcuitRB
  6. 8Fabián RuizCM
  7. 20Piotr ZielinskiLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 9Victor OsimhenF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 11Hirving LozanoRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Hubert Dawid IdasiakSUB
  2. 33Adam OunasSUB
  3. 21Matteo PolitanoSUB
  4. 72Valerio BoffelliSUB
  5. 37Andrea PetagnaSUB
  6. 44Kostas ManolasSUB
  7. 59Alessandro ZanoliSUB
  8. 7Eljif ElmasSUB
  9. 5Juan JesusSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Leicester City 1, Napoli 0. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
  2. 21' Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Jonny Evans.
  7. 53' Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
  9. 64' Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  10. 64' Goal! Leicester City 2, Napoli 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
  11. 69' Goal! Leicester City 2, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a headed pass.
  12. 71' Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Patson Daka.
  13. 74' Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  14. 76' Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 78' Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  16. 84' Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  17. 84' Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kevin Malcuit.
  18. 87' Goal! Leicester City 2, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  19. 88' Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  20. 90'+3' Second yellow card to Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+4' Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

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