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Napoli vs Arsenal: match report

Napoli hosted Arsenal at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday 9 September 2026, in the Champions League (round 1). Glenn Nyberg is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.6.

Result and scorers

Napoli 0-1 Arsenal. Goals: Martin Ødegaard 75' for Arsenal.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 42' Yellow card: Billy Gilmour (Napoli)
  • 75' Goal: Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) 0-1
  • 85' Yellow card: Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli)
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)
Match stats (contains the result)
42.3%Possession57.7%
5Shots26
3Shots on target8
0Corners6
12Fouls11
1Offsides1
6Saves3
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Napoli 4-2-3-1

Coach: Massimiliano Allegri

  1. 1 Alex Meret GK
  2. 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF
  3. 13 Amir Rrahmani DEF
  4. 16 Rafa Marín DEF
  5. 17 Mathías Olivera DEF
  6. 6 Billy Gilmour MID
  7. 68 Stanislav Lobotka MID
  8. 21 Matteo Politano MID
  9. 11 Kevin De Bruyne MID
  10. 27 Alisson Santos MID
  11. 19 Rasmus Højlund FWD

Bench

  • 32 Vanja Milinković-Savić GK
  • 26 Antonio Vergara MID
  • 2 Costantino Favasuli MID
  • 7 David Neres MID
  • 20 Lorenzo Lucca FWD
  • 14 Nikita Contini GK
  • 5 Benoît Badiashile DEF
  • 31 Sam Beukema DEF
  • 37 Leonardo Spinazzola MID

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

Coach: Mikel Arteta

  1. 1 David Raya GK
  2. 4 Ben White DEF
  3. 15 Ezri Konsa DEF
  4. 6 Gabriel DEF
  5. 5 Piero Hincapié DEF
  6. 41 Declan Rice MID
  7. 23 Mikel Merino MID
  8. 7 Bukayo Saka FWD
  9. 8 Martin Ødegaard MID
  10. 10 Eberechi Eze MID
  11. 14 Viktor Gyökeres FWD

Bench

  • 39 Bruno Guimarães MID
  • 17 Christos Tzolis FWD
  • 29 Kai Havertz FWD
  • 20 Noni Madueke FWD
  • 36 Martín Zubimendi MID
  • 30 Illan Meslier GK
  • 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga GK
  • 89 Marli Salmon DEF
  • 33 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
  • 56 Max Dowman MID
  • 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly MID
Previous meetings
  • Thursday 18 April 2019: Napoli 0-1 Arsenal
  • Thursday 11 April 2019: Arsenal 2-0 Napoli
  • Wednesday 11 December 2013: Napoli 2-0 Arsenal
  • Tuesday 1 October 2013: Arsenal 2-0 Napoli