UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Chelsea WLWWW 3
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Napoli DDWDL 2
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CHE123
NAP202
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona · 46,513 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

Chelsea clinch UCL top 8 with win, eliminate Napoli

João Pedro led a Chelsea fightback that saw them through to the Champions League last 16 with two second-half goals to beat Napoli 3-2 at the Diego Maradona Stadium.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
54
Possession
46
11
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.6
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
568
Accurate Passes
456
636
Passes
528
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
4
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.3
36
Long Balls
41
15
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
3
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
16
0.3
Tackle %
0.4
14
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
4
19
Clearances
4

Highlights

01:57 Are Chelsea more entertaining to watch under Liam Rosenior? Watch on ESPN 00:33 Liam Rosenior: Cole Palmer was magnificent vs. Napoli Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

NAP · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD
  3. 4Alessandro BuongiornoCD-L
  4. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoCD-R
  5. 8Scott McTominayCM-L
  6. 68Stanislav LobotkaCM-R
  7. 17Mathías OliveraLM
  8. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaRM
  9. 19Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 20Eljif ElmasCF-L
  11. 26Antonio VergaraCF-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 29Wesley FofanaCD-L
  3. 24Reece JamesCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 17Andrey SantosRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 7Pedro NetoAM-L
  11. 41EstêvãoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  2. 19' Goal! Napoli 0, Chelsea 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 33' Goal! Napoli 1, Chelsea 1. Antonio Vergara (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  4. 43' Goal! Napoli 2, Chelsea 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  5. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Pedro Neto.
  6. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Andrey Santos.
  7. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Malo Gusto.
  8. 61' Goal! Napoli 2, Chelsea 2. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  9. 67' Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Juan Jesus.
  10. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Estêvão.
  11. 74' Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku replaces Eljif Elmas.
  13. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
  14. 82' Goal! Napoli 2, Chelsea 3. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer following a fast break.
  15. 88' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Jamie Gittens.

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