On date 2 of group C of the UEFA Champions League – 2023-2024 tournament, the Merengues won a great game against Napoli in their own stadium. The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Leo Östigard (18′ 1T) and Piotr Zielinski (8′ 2T, penalty). While the away goals were scored by Vinicius Júnior (26′ 1T), Jude Bellingham (33′ 1T) and Alex Meret (33′ 2T, against).
Real Madrid and Napoli had scoring chances that ended up hitting the post and Federico Valverde and Natan couldn’t celebrate.
Jude Bellingham had a great performance. The Real Madrid midfielder scored 1 goal, made 52 correct passes, stole 4 balls and was encouraged to kick 3 times.
Another player who had a great game was Vinicius Júnior. The Real Madrid attacker shone by scoring 1 goal, kicking 6 times and making 18 correct passes.
The game was fought, but there were more infractions than the creation of fair play. There were several reprimands: Eduardo Camavinga, Natan, Jude Bellingham and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Napoli coach Rudi García presented a 4-3-3 tactical layout with Alex Meret in goal; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leo Östigard, Natan and Mathías Olivera on the defensive line; Frank Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka and Piotr Zielinski in the middle; and Matteo Politano, Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in attack.
For its part, Carlo Ancelotti’s team came out with a 4-4-2 tactical layout with Kepa Arrizabalaga between the three sticks; Dani Carvajal, Nacho Fernández, Antonio Rüdiger and Eduardo Camavinga in defense; Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Toni Kroos and Jude Bellingham in the midfield; and Rodrygo and Vinicius Júnior up front.
Clément Turpin was the referee chosen for the match at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
On the next date, Napoli will visit Unión Berlin and the Merengues will play as a visitor against SC Braga.
With this result, Napoli reaches 3 points after 2 games played. Meanwhile, Real Madrid already has 6 units and is at the top of the Group C table.
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