UEFA Champions League

Napoli vs Rangers, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Napoli
  • 11': Giovanni Simeone
  • 16': Giovanni Simeone
  • 80': Leo Østigard
FT
3 - 0
Rangers

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
    • 2': Offside, Rangers. James Tavernier tries a through ball, but Scott Wright is caught offside.
    • 2': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Matteo Politano is caught offside.
    • 4': Hand ball by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
    • 5': Foul by James Sands (Rangers).
    • 5': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombélé with a cross.
    • 7': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
    • 8': Foul by Ben Davies (Rangers).
    • 8': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Ben Davies (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Goal! Napoli 1, Rangers 0. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
    • 16': Goal! Napoli 2, Rangers 0. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
    • 17': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
    • 19': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli).
    • 22': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone with a cross.
    • 28': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
    • 29': Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
    • 29': Leo Östigard (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
    • 35': James Sands (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
    • 42': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
    • 42': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': John Lundstram (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Wright.
    • 45': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Alex Meret.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Rangers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Rangers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Rangers. Fashion Sakala replaces Scott Wright.
    • 49': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombélé with a through ball.
    • 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
    • 57': Fashion Sakala (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
    • 58': Hand ball by Malik Tillman (Rangers).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fashion Sakala with a headed pass.
    • 61': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 61': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
    • 62': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
    • 62': Malik Tillman (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Mário Rui.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 64': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Mário Rui.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 67': Foul by James Sands (Rangers).
    • 67': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Arfield replaces Malik Tillman.
    • 68': Substitution, Rangers. Antonio-Mirko Colak replaces Alfredo Morelos.
    • 73': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers).
    • 73': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 73': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Eljif Elmas.
    • 76': Substitution, Rangers. Borna Barisic replaces Leon King because of an injury.
    • 77': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
    • 77': John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Offside, Rangers. Scott Arfield tries a through ball, but Ryan Kent is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
    • 80': Goal! Napoli 3, Rangers 0. Leo Östigard (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ridvan Yilmaz with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 83': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
    • 86': Foul by Scott Arfield (Rangers).
    • 86': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 87': Borna Barisic (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 88': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
    • 88': John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Kim Min-Jae (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Fashion Sakala (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
    • 90': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 90'+3': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
    • 90'+3': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Rangers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 3, Rangers 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 1
    35.3 Possession 64.7
    9 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    344 Accurate Passes 728
    418 Passes 792
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    18 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    41 Long Balls 50
    17 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 12
    13 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 13
    11 Effective Clearances 17
    11 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
    Location: Napoli, Italy
    Attendance: 39,835

    UEFA Champions League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 8 +19 24
    2 Bayern Munich 8 +14 21
    3 Liverpool 8 +12 18
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +10 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Meret (GK)
    3 Kim Min-Jae Yellow Card
    55 Leo Østigard
    6 Mário Rui
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    68 Stanislav Lobotka
    7 Eljif Elmas
    91 Tanguy Ndombele
    18 Giovanni Simeone
    81 Giacomo Raspadori
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Gianluca Gaetano, Mathías Olivera, Juan Jesus, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Hirving Lozano, Valerio Boffelli, Victor Osimhen, Frank Anguissa, Alessio Zerbin, Alessandro Zanoli, Piotr Zielinski, Hubert Dawid Idasiak.

    RAN Rangers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Allan McGregor (GK)
    26 Ben Davies Yellow Card
    38 Leon Thomson King
    3 Ridvan Yilmaz
    2 James Tavernier
    71 Malik Tillman
    19 James Sands
    4 John Lundstram Yellow Card
    20 Alfredo Morelos
    14 Ryan Kent
    23 Scott Wright
    Rangers Substitutes:
    Jon McLaughlin, Rabbi Matondo, Antonio-Mirko Colak, Connor Allan, Steven Davis, Borna Barisic, Scott Arfield, Alexander Lowry, Adam Devine, Fashion Sakala, Robbie McCrorie.

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