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Napoli v Arsenal 0-1 · UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League
Napoli
FT

0-1

  • Martin Odegaard75'
Arsenal
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Stadio Diego Armando Maradona · Naples · Matchday 1

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Arsenal beat Napoli 1-0 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples.

Martin Odegaard 75' for Arsenal.

Napoli had 42% of the ball to Arsenal's 58%; the sides had 5 and 26 shots (3 and 8 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

42%58%

Shots

526

Shots on Target

38

Corners

06

Fouls

1211

Match timeline

  1. 90+1’Yellow cardMartin Odegaard
  2. 85’Yellow cardLorenzo Lucca
  3. 82’SubstitutionBen White · On: Martín Zubimendi
  4. 77’SubstitutionStanislav Lobotka · On: Lorenzo Lucca
  5. 76’SubstitutionRasmus Hojlund · On: David Neres
  6. 75’Martin OdegaardArsenal · assist Christos Tzolis0–1
  7. 73’SubstitutionViktor Gyökeres · On: Kai Havertz
  8. 73’SubstitutionBukayo Saka · On: Noni Madueke
  9. 66’SubstitutionEberechi Eze · On: Christos Tzolis
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Team stats comparison

NapoliArsenal
  • 42Possession58
  • 5Shots26
  • 3Shots on Target8
  • 0Corners6
  • 1Offsides1
  • 6Saves3
  • 445Passes608
  • 12Fouls11
  • 2Yellow Cards1

Match info

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Venue
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
Referee
G. Nyberg
Napoli coach
M. Allegri
Arsenal coach
Mikel Arteta

Match record

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
Referee
Glenn Nyberg
Match ID
cornerflick:match:napoli-vs-arsenal-champions-league-2026-09-09

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Napoli4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · M. Allegri

1. A. Meret (GK)1Meret22. G. Di Lorenzo (DF)22Lorenzo13. Amir Rrahmani (DF)13Rrahmani16. Rafa Marín (DF)16Marín17. M. Olivera (DF)17Olivera6. B. Gilmour (MF)6Gilmour68. S. Lobotka (MF)68Lobotka11. K. De Bruyne (MF)11Bruyne21. M. Politano (FW)21Politano19. R. Højlund (FW)19Højlund27. Alisson Santos (FW)27Santos1. David Raya (GK)1Raya4. B. White (DF)4White15. E. Konsa (DF)15Konsa6. Gabriel Magalhães (DF)6Magalhães5. P. Hincapié (DF)5Hincapié23. Mikel Merino (MF)23Merino41. D. Rice (MF)41Rice7. B. Saka (MF)7Saka8. M. Ødegaard (MF)8Ødegaard10. E. Eze (MF)10Eze14. V. Gyökeres (FW)14Gyökeres
  • Napoli
  • Arsenal

Arsenal4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · Mikel Arteta

Head to head

1Wins
0Draws
4Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli0 - 1Arsenal
  • 2019 · UEFA Europa LeagueNapoli0 - 1Arsenal
  • 2019 · UEFA Europa LeagueNapoli0 - 2Arsenal
  • 2013 · UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli2 - 0Arsenal
  • 2013 · UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli0 - 2Arsenal

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

UEFA Champions League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Paris Saint Germain1100+53
2Bayern München1100+53
3Barcelona1100+43
4Manchester United1100+43
5Como1100+33
15Arsenal1100+13
27Napoli1001-10

Full timeline

14 events

  1. 42’Yellow cardBilly Gilmour
  2. 45’SubstitutionAlex Meret · On: Vanja Milinković-Savić
  3. 57’SubstitutionMatteo Politano · On: Costantino Favasuli
  4. 58’SubstitutionAlisson Santos · On: Antonio Vergara
  5. 65’SubstitutionMikel Merino · On: Bruno Guimarães
  6. 66’SubstitutionEberechi Eze · On: Christos Tzolis
  7. 73’SubstitutionViktor Gyökeres · On: Kai Havertz
  8. 73’SubstitutionBukayo Saka · On: Noni Madueke
  9. 75’Martin OdegaardArsenal · assist Christos Tzolis0–1
  10. 76’SubstitutionRasmus Hojlund · On: David Neres
  11. 77’SubstitutionStanislav Lobotka · On: Lorenzo Lucca
  12. 82’SubstitutionBen White · On: Martín Zubimendi
  13. 85’Yellow cardLorenzo Lucca
  14. 90+1’Yellow cardMartin Odegaard

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