Real Madrid vs Napoli 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Real Madrid

11': Rodrygo
22': Jude Bellingham
84': Nico Paz
90'+4': Joselu

FT
4 - 2

Napoli

9': Giovanni Simeone
47': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Real Madrid win thriller with Napoli to clinch top spot

Real Madrid celeb vs. Napoli_20231129 [1296x729]

Two late goals by 19-year-old Nico Paz and Joselu gave Real Madrid a 4-2 fightback win against Napoli on Wednesday, securing the top spot in Champions League Group C with one round of matches remaining.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
9': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Napoli 1. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
11': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Napoli 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
22': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Napoli 1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
45': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Giovanni Simeone.
47': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Napoli 2. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal.
49': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Dani Ceballos.
65': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nico Paz replaces Brahim Díaz.
65': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
78': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Matteo Politano.
84': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Napoli 2. Nico Paz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
87': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
87': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Juan Jesus.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Ferland Mendy.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Rodrygo because of an injury.
90': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Napoli 2. Joselu (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a fast break.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 73,562

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

NAP		RMA
14	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	1
47.2	Possession	52.8
11	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
461	Accurate Passes	522
518	Passes	578
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.3
35	Long Balls	48
23	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	9
16	Effective Clearances	19
16	Clearances	19

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
13	Andriy Lunin (GK)
4	David Alaba
22	Antonio Rüdiger
23	Ferland Mendy
2	Dani Carvajal
8	Toni Kroos
15	Federico Valverde
11	Rodrygo
21	Brahim Díaz
5	Jude Bellingham
19	Dani Ceballos

Substitutes:

Fran González, Gonzalo García, Nico Paz, Theo Zidane, Lucas Vázquez, Joselu, Mario Martín, Fran García, Nacho, Lucas Cañizares.

Napoli (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
3	Natan
13	Amir Rrahmani
5	Juan Jesus
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68	Stanislav Lobotka
20	Piotr Zielinski
99	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
18	Giovanni Simeone
77	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21	Matteo Politano

Substitutes:

Pierluigi Gollini, Leo Østigard, Gianluca Gaetano, Giacomo Raspadori, Alessio Zerbin, Nikita Contini, Alessandro Zanoli, Jens Cajuste, Eljif Elmas, Victor Osimhen.