
Union Berlin vs Napoli 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Napoli snatch 1-0 win at strugglers Union Berlin
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Napoli scored a second half goal through Giacomo Raspadori to snatch a 1-0 victory at Union Berlin in their Champions League Group C match on Tuesday and stretch their opponents' losing run to nine straight games in all competitions.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 51': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Napoli 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Alex Král replaces Rani Khedira.
- 70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces David Datro Fofana.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
- 80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland replaces Janik Haberer.
- 80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Lucas Tousart replaces Danilho Doekhi because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Matteo Politano.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Game Information
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 72,062
Statistics
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FCU![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 21 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 0 |
59.3 | Possession | 40.7 |
6 | SHOTS | 11 |
1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
521 | Accurate Passes | 295 |
608 | Passes | 395 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
9 | Crosses | 25 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
50 | Long Balls | 60 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
15 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
8 | Interceptions | 4 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
28 | Clearances | 11 |
1. FC Union Berlin (3-1-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Frederik Ronnow (GK) |
31 | Robin Knoche |
4 | Diogo Leite |
5 | Danilho Doekhi |
8 | Rani Khedira |
19 | Janik Haberer ![]() |
7 | Brenden Aaronson |
6 | Robin Gosens ![]() |
28 | Christopher Trimmel ![]() |
27 | Sheraldo Becker |
11 | David Datro Fofana |
Napoli (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
3 | Natan |
13 | Amir Rrahmani ![]() |
6 | Mário Rui |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
20 | Piotr Zielinski |
24 | Jens Cajuste |
81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
21 | Matteo Politano |
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