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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Napoli vs Chelsea – Lineups & Match Details

Chelsea beat Napoli 3-2. Goals: Player #5996 (19' pen.), Player #347395 (33'), Player #288006 (43'), Player #10329 (61'), Player #10329 (82'). Napoli had 46% possession against Chelsea's 54%. Shots on target: 5-5.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 8

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

NapoliNapoli

2 - 3

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

ChelseaChelsea

Referee: Clement Turpin, France

Lineups

NapoliNapoli3-4-2-1
A
1A. MeretG
G
22G. Di LorenzoD
J
5Juan JesusD
A
4A. BuongiornoD
L
37L. SpinazzolaM
S
68S. LobotkaM
S
8S. McTominayM
M
17M. OliveraM
A
26A. VergaraF
E
20E. ElmasF
R
19R. HojlundF

Substitutes

14N. ContiniG
61D. SpinelliG
3M. GutierrezD
9R. LukakuF
31S. BeukemaD
52E. De ChiaraM
56C. GarofaloD
ChelseaChelsea4-2-3-1
R
1R. SanchezG
M
27M. GustoD
R
24R. JamesD
W
29W. FofanaD
M
3M. CucurellaD
A
17Andrey SantosM
M
25M. CaicedoM
E
41EstêvãoM
E
8E. FernandezM
P
7P. NetoM
J
20Joao PedroF

Substitutes

12F. JorgensenG
50M. MerrickG
5B. BadiashileD
9L. DelapF
10C. PalmerM
11J. GittensF
21J. HatoD
23T. ChalobahD
32T. GeorgeF
34J. AcheampongD
38M. GuiuF
49A. GarnachoF

Match Events

17'Y

#774

19'P

#5996

33'G

#347395

43'G

#288006

46'S

#1864

Substitution 1

59'S

#305834

Substitution 2

59'S

#161907

Substitution 3

61'G

#10329

67'S

#774

Substitution 1

74'Y

#1358

74'S

#425733

Substitution 4

82'S

#1358

Substitution 2

82'S

#862

Substitution 3

82'G

#10329

88'Y

#22094

90'S

#null

Substitution 5

Statistics

Napoli
46%54%
Chelsea
0.98Expected Goals (xG)2.02
8Total Shots11
5Shots on Target5
4Corners1
15Fouls15
1Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)89
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Napoli host Chelsea on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Napoli go into the match 30th in the table; Chelsea sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Napoli have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Chelsea have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Match recap

Chelsea beat Napoli 3-2. Napoli scored through A. Vergara 33', R. Højlund 43'. Chelsea replied with E. Fernández 19' (pen.), João Pedro 61', João Pedro 82'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 82 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Napoli held 46% of the ball against 54% for Chelsea. Shots on target finished 5-5. Expected goals read 0.98 for Napoli, 2.02 for Chelsea.

Verdict

Chelsea take the three points; Napoli look at a thin night for the home crowd. Napoli sat 30th and Chelsea 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.