UEFA Europa League

Napoli vs Leicester City, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Napoli
  • 4': Adam Ounas
  • 24': Eljif Elmas
  • 53': Eljif Elmas
FT
3 - 2
Leicester City
  • 27': Jonny Evans
  • 33': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

About

Napoli are hosting Leicester City at Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 3': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 4': Goal! Napoli 1, Leicester City 0. Adam Ounas (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 6': Hand ball by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 8': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
  • 8': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 14': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
  • 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
  • 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass.
  • 22': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
  • 22': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 24': Goal! Napoli 2, Leicester City 0. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
  • 26': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
  • 26': Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Goal! Napoli 2, Leicester City 1. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
  • 32': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Goal! Napoli 2, Leicester City 2. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 37': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
  • 37': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 40': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Hirving Lozano because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Leicester City 2.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
  • 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Ounas with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Goal! Napoli 3, Leicester City 2. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 55': James Maddison (Leicester City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 58': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
  • 58': Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 63': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Adam Ounas.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
  • 65': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
  • 65': Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
  • 69': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 73': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
  • 73': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
  • 74': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 77': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
  • 77': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand with a cross.
  • 78': Substitution, Napoli. Kostas Manolas replaces Diego Demme.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 82': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 82': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
  • 84': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
  • 84': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
  • 87': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 89': Offside, Napoli. Juan Jesus tries a through ball, but Mário Rui is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 90': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
  • 90'+3': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Leicester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 3, Leicester City 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
53.1 Possession 46.9
15 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
438 Accurate Passes 380
499 Passes 448
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
25 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 41
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 1
9 Effective Clearances 28
9 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 14,646

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
5 Juan Jesus
13 Amir Rrahmani
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
33 Adam Ounas
20 Piotr Zielinski
4 Diego Demme Yellow Card
37 Andrea Petagna
7 Eljif Elmas
11 Hirving Lozano
Napoli Substitutes:
Antonio Vergara, Valerio Boffelli, Davide Costanzo, David Ospina, Dries Mertens, Kévin Malcuit, Matteo Politano, Kostas Manolas.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Çaglar Söyüncü
6 Jonny Evans
5 Ryan Bertrand
27 Timothy Castagne
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
25 Wilfred Ndidi
8 Youri Tielemans
9 Jamie Vardy
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison
Leicester City Substitutes:
Marc Albrighton, Jakub Stolarczyk, Oliver Ewing, Hamza Choudhury, Patson Daka, Ben Nelson, Luke Thomas, Danny Ward, Kasey McAteer, Boubakary Soumaré.

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