Napoli vs Chelsea 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Napoli

33': Antonio Vergara
43': Rasmus Højlund

FT
2 - 3

Chelsea

19': Enzo Fernández (P)
61': João Pedro
82': João Pedro

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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.

Match Commentary

17': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for handball.
19': Goal! Napoli 0, Chelsea 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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.
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.
45'+4': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Chelsea 1.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Pedro Neto.
45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Chelsea 1.
59': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Andrey Santos.
59': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Malo Gusto.
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.
67': Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Juan Jesus.
74': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Estêvão.
74': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku replaces Eljif Elmas.
82': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
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.
88': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Jamie Gittens.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Chelsea 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 46,513

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Arsenal	8	24	0
+14	Bayern Munich	8	21	1
+12	Liverpool	8	18	2
+10	Tottenham Hotspur	8	17	1

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		NAP
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

Line-Ups

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
4	Alessandro Buongiorno
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
8	Scott McTominay
68	Stanislav Lobotka
17	Mathías Olivera
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
19	Rasmus Højlund
20	Eljif Elmas
26	Antonio Vergara

Substitutes:

David Spinelli, Christian Garofalo, Romelu Lukaku, Miguel Gutiérrez, Sam Beukema, Emmanuele De Chiara, Nikita Contini.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
29	Wesley Fofana
24	Reece James
3	Marc Cucurella
27	Malo Gusto
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
17	Andrey Santos
20	João Pedro
7	Pedro Neto
41	Estêvão

Substitutes:

Trevoh Chalobah, Jamie Gittens, Benoît Badiashile, Josh Acheampong, Alejandro Garnacho, Max Merrick, Liam Delap, Tyrique George, Cole Palmer, Marc Guiu, Jorrel Hato, Filip Jørgensen.