Napoli vs Union Berlin 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Napoli

39': Matteo Politano

FT
1 - 1

1. FC Union Berlin

52': David Datro Fofana

Napoli stumble to draw as eliminated Union snap losing run

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Union Berlin scored a second-half equaliser against the run of play to snatch a 1-1 draw at Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday and snap their 12-game losing run across all competitions but they still bowed out with two games left.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
39': Goal! Napoli 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
41': Leonardo Bonucci (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+7': First Half ends, Napoli 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
52': Goal! Napoli 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Josip Juranovic.
66': Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Lucas Tousart replaces Rani Khedira.
70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Alex Král replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
75': Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
77': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Stanislav Lobotka because of an injury.
79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Janik Haberer.
80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Gosens replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
87': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Matteo Politano.
89': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Piotr Zielinski.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 42,449

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

FCU		NAP
15	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	19
4	Saves	5
27	Possession	73
15	SHOTS	27
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
186	Accurate Passes	647
269	Passes	743
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
16	Crosses	35
0.1	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	47
15	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	13
7	Effective Tackles	2
12	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.2
8	Interceptions	4
46	Effective Clearances	14
46	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

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
99	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
81	Giacomo Raspadori
77	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21	Matteo Politano

Substitutes:

Alessio Zerbin, Eljif Elmas, Alessandro Zanoli, Mathías Olivera, Pierluigi Gollini, Nikita Contini, Juan Jesus, Jens Cajuste, Leo Østigard, Gianluca Gaetano, Giovanni Simeone, Jesper Lindstrom.

1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
23	Leonardo Bonucci
4	Diogo Leite
3	Paul Jaeckel
20	Aïssa Laïdouni
19	Janik Haberer
8	Rani Khedira
26	Jérôme Roussillon
18	Josip Juranovic
11	David Datro Fofana
27	Sheraldo Becker

Substitutes:

Alex Král, Kevin Behrens, Robin Gosens, Robin Knoche, Christopher Trimmel, Brenden Aaronson, Kevin Volland, Laurenz Dehl, Alexander Schwolow, Lucas Tousart, Yannic Stein.