Napoli vs Legia Warsaw 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Legia Warsaw 0.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 59': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Bartosz Slisz replaces Rafael Lopes.
- 71': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Lirim Kastrati replaces Luquinhas.
- 71': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Mahir Emreli replaces Ernest Muci.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Kostas Manolas because of an injury.
- 73': Mattias Johansson (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Goal! Napoli 1, Legia Warsaw 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Ihor Kharatin replaces André Martins.
- 80': Goal! Napoli 2, Legia Warsaw 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 90'+5': Goal! Napoli 3, Legia Warsaw 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,346
Statistics
 LEGI |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 18 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 589 |
| 285 | Passes | 657 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.8 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 33 | Clearances | 4 |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas  |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Legia Warsaw (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Cezary Miszta (GK) |
| 4 | Mateusz Wieteska |
| 17 | Maik Nawrocki |
| 55 | Artur Jedrzejczyk |
| 82 | Luquinhas |
| 27 | Josué Pesqueira |
| 8 | André Martins |
| 25 | Filip Mladenovic |
| 6 | Mattias Johansson |
| 20 | Ernest Muçi |
| 21 | Rafael Lopes |
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