Champions League: Napoli tops Rangers 3-0
NAPOLI. Napoli was after all too strong for Rangers.
NAPOLI. Napoli was after all too much to handle for Rangers with the goal of G. Simeone (11′), G. Simeone (16′) and L. Ostigard (80′). Napoli was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler with the assistance of Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu. The 4th official was Arda Kardeşler. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.66 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 64% while Rangers was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Napoli was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Napoli won the contest.
Napoli shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Rangers shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 2 yellow cards (Kim Min-Jae and M. Rui). On the other side, Rangers received 2 yellow cards (B. Davies and J. Lundstram).
After playing this match, Napoli will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Rangers will stay with 0 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
B. Davies
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11'11'
G. Simeone
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16'16'
G. Simeone
G. Raspadori
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42'42'
J. Lundstram
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46'46'
F. Sakala
S. Wright
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67'67'
S. Arfield
M. Tillman
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68'68'
A. Colak
A. Morelos
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72'72'
H. Lozano
M. Politano
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73'73'
G. Gaetano
E. Elmas
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76'76'
B. Barisic
L. King
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80'80'
L. Ostigard
G. Raspadori
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83'83'
P. Zielinski
S. Lobotka
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83'83'
A. Zerbin
G. Raspadori
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86'86'
A. Zanoli
G. Di Lorenzo
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88'88'
Kim Min-Jae
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90'90'
M. Rui
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Napoli will play away against Liverpool on the 1st of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Napoli (2 draws).
Rangers will host Ajax on the 1st of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luciano Spalletti chose to play with the following team: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Leo Østigård , Min-jae Kim , Mário Rui , Tanguy Ndombélé , Stanislav Lobotka , Eljif Elmas , Matteo Politano , Giovanni Simeone and Giacomo Raspadori .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: M. Politano for H. Lozano (72′), E. Elmas for G. Gaetano (73′), G. Raspadori for A. Zerbin (83′), S. Lobotka for P. Zielinski (83′) and G. Di Lorenzo for A. Zanoli (86′).
Top player: Giovanni Simeone
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Giovanni Simeone.
His rating is with 2 goals, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Rangers: Formation and Lineups
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , Leon King , Ben Davies , Rıdvan Yılmaz , John Lundstram , James Sands , Scott Wright , Malik Tillman , Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos .
Substitutes
Rangers made 4 changes: S. Wright for F. Sakala (46′), M. Tillman for S. Arfield (67′), A. Morelos for A. Colak (68′) and L. King for B. Barisic (76′).
Top player: James Sands
Probably the most impressive player in Rangers was James Sands.
His rating is with 59 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
