UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Napoli DWDLW 2
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Real Madrid WDWWW 4
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NAP112
RMA224
Estadio Bernabéu · 73,562 att.

Match Report

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Real Madrid win thriller with Napoli to clinch top spot

Two late goals by 19-year-old Nico Paz and Joselu gave Real Madrid a 4-2 fightback win against Napoli on Wednesday, securing the top spot in Champions League Group C with one round of matches remaining.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
1
47.2
Possession
52.8
11
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
461
Accurate Passes
522
518
Passes
578
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
48
23
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
19
16
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:14 Ancelotti: Bellingham is a gift for football, but needs to improve his Spanish Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-0

Lineups

RMA · 4-2-2-2

  1. 13Andriy LuninG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM-L
  7. 15Federico ValverdeCM-R
  8. 11RodrygoCF-L
  9. 21Brahim DíazCF-R
  10. 5Jude BellinghamAM-L
  11. 19Dani CeballosAM-R

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 3NatanCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 5Juan JesusLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 68Stanislav LobotkaCM
  7. 20Piotr ZielinskiLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 18Giovanni SimeoneF
  10. 77Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Napoli 1. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  2. 11' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Napoli 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  3. 22' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Napoli 1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
  4. 45' Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Giovanni Simeone.
  5. 47' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Napoli 2. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 49' Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Dani Ceballos.
  8. 65' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nico Paz replaces Brahim Díaz.
  9. 65' Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
  10. 78' Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Matteo Politano.
  11. 84' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Napoli 2. Nico Paz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
  12. 87' Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  13. 87' Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Juan Jesus.
  14. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Ferland Mendy.
  15. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Rodrygo because of an injury.
  16. 90' Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+4' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Napoli 2. Joselu (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a fast break.

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