UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 Wed, Sep 9 2026 · 20:00 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
Napoli
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0
Arsenal
  • 75’ M. Ødegaard
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Ødegaard goal decides it for Arsenal

Arsenal entered as clear favourites and won 1–0 through a Ødegaard goal.

Napoli16%
Draw21%
Arsenal ✓62%

Model vs reality

Napoli goals
0
Model 0.88
Arsenal goals
1
Model 1.94
Total goals
1
Model 2.82
Score 0–1
11%
Most likely 0–2 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. ØdegaardArsenal · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeGlenn Nyberg
  • CoachesM. Allegri · Mikel Arteta
  • VenueStadio Diego Armando Maradona
  • Weather at kick-off27°C · Partly cloudy · wind 3 km/h Heat stress

Timeline

  1. B. GilmourYellow card · Foul
    42’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. ⇄ V. Milinković-SavićFor A. Meret
    46’
  4. ⇄ A. VergaraFor Alisson Santos
    58’
  5. ⇄ C. FavasuliFor M. Politano
    58’
  6. ⇄ Bruno GuimarãesFor Mikel Merino
    65’
  7. ⇄ C. TzolisFor E. Eze
    66’
  8. ⇄ K. HavertzFor V. Gyökeres
    73’
  9. ⇄ C. MaduekeFor B. Saka
    73’
  10. M. Ødegaard 0–1Assist C. Tzolis
    75’
  11. ⇄ David NeresFor R. Højlund
    76’
  12. ⇄ L. LuccaFor S. Lobotka
    77’
  13. ⇄ Martín ZubimendiFor B. White
    82’
  14. L. LuccaYellow card · Off the ball foul
    85’
  15. M. ØdegaardYellow card · Time wasting
    90+1’
  16. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Napoli5 shots · 2 in box, 3 outside
Arsenal26 shots · 15 in box, 11 outside
NapoliArsenal
42% Possession 58%
5 Shots 26
3 Shots on target 8
0 Shots off target 11
2 Blocked shots 7
2 Shots inside the box 15
3 Shots outside the box 11
446 Passes 608
86% Pass accuracy 92%
1 Corners 6
6 Goalkeeper saves 3
12 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.58 Team rating 7.05

Line-ups

Napoli 4-3-3

17.4 A. Meret(G) ↓46’
176.9 M. Olivera 167.1 Rafa Marín 136.8 A. Rrahmani 226.7 G. Di Lorenzo
686.5 S. Lobotka ↓77’ 66.4 B. Gilmour 116.1 K. De Bruyne
276.5 Alisson Santos ↓58’ 196.0 R. Højlund ↓76’ 216.6 M. Politano ↓58’
  • 1A. Meret (G)↓46’7.4
  • 17M. Olivera6.9
  • 16Rafa Marín7.1
  • 13A. Rrahmani6.8
  • 22G. Di Lorenzo6.7
  • 68S. Lobotka↓77’6.5
  • 6B. Gilmour6.4
  • 11K. De Bruyne6.1
  • 27Alisson Santos↓58’6.5
  • 19R. Højlund↓76’6.0
  • 21M. Politano↓58’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 32V. Milinković-Savić (G)↑46’6.7
  • 26A. Vergara↑58’6.2
  • 2C. Favasuli↑58’6.3
  • 7David Neres↑76’6.3
  • 20L. Lucca↑77’6.1

Unused: N. Contini, S. Beukema, B. Badiashile, L. Spinazzola

Coach: M. Allegri

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

17.5 David Raya(G)
56.6 P. Hincapié 67.1 Gabriel Magalhães 156.9 E. Konsa 47.2 B. White ↓82’
236.4 Mikel Merino ↓65’ 417.3 D. Rice
107.1 E. Eze ↓66’ 88.2★ M. Ødegaard 76.6 B. Saka ↓73’
146.5 V. Gyökeres ↓73’
  • 1David Raya (G)7.5
  • 5P. Hincapié6.6
  • 6Gabriel Magalhães7.1
  • 15E. Konsa6.9
  • 4B. White↓82’7.2
  • 23Mikel Merino↓65’6.4
  • 41D. Rice7.3
  • 10E. Eze↓66’7.1
  • 8M. Ødegaard ★8.2
  • 7B. Saka↓73’6.6
  • 14V. Gyökeres↓73’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 36Martín Zubimendi↑82’6.5
  • 39Bruno Guimarães↑65’7.2
  • 29K. Havertz↑73’6.7
  • 20C. Madueke↑73’6.9
  • 17C. TzolisA↑66’6.8

Unused: Kepa, I. Meslier, M. Lewis-Skelly, M. Salmon, R. Calafiori, M. Dowman

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Player stats

Top rated
M. ØdegaardArsenal8.2
2nd
David RayaArsenal7.5
3rd
A. MeretNapoli7.4

Napoli

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Meret G 46 0 0 3 sv 0 73% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.4
M. Olivera D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 47 2 2 1/2 0/2 6.9
Rafa Marín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 74 3 1 0/0 3/0 7.1
A. Rrahmani D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 65 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.8
G. Di Lorenzo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 29 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
S. Lobotka M 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 32 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
B. Gilmour M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 48 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.4
K. De Bruyne M 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 69% 29 1 0 0/0 1/3 6.1
Alisson Santos F 58 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 22 1 0 1/2 0/1 6.5
R. Højlund F 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 64% 14 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.0
M. Politano F 58 0 0 2 (2) 0 91% 11 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
V. Milinković-Savić G 44 0 0 3 sv 0 70% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Vergara M 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 13 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
C. Favasuli M 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 2 0 0/1 2/1 6.3
David Neres F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
L. Lucca F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.1

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
David Raya G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 89% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
P. Hincapié D 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 97% 35 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
Gabriel Magalhães D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 97% 63 1 2 0/0 2/1 7.1
E. Konsa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 54 0 1 0/0 0/2 6.9
B. White D 82 0 0 1 (1) 3 93% 60 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
Mikel Merino M 65 0 0 2 (2) 1 82% 38 2 1 0/0 2/1 6.4
D. Rice M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 94% 98 1 0 0/0 2/0 7.3
E. Eze M 66 0 0 2 (0) 2 95% 22 0 0 0/2 2/2 7.1
M. Ødegaard M 90 1 0 3 (1) 6 87% 105 1 0 3/3 0/1 8.2
B. Saka F 73 0 0 6 (1) 1 89% 37 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.6
V. Gyökeres F 73 0 0 0 (0) 4 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.5
Martín Zubimendi M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 2 0/1 1/0 6.5
Bruno Guimarães M 25 0 0 1 (0) 1 91% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
K. Havertz M 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 10 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.7
C. Madueke F 17 0 0 2 (1) 1 88% 16 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.9
C. Tzolis F 24 0 1 3 (2) 2 91% 11 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.8

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.