Napoli vs Benfica, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli enjoy goal rush on way to victory over Benfica
Napoli scored three times inside eight second-half minutes as they beat Benfica 4-2 to record a second successive victory in the Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 2': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 4': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 9': Hand ball by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 10': Attempt saved. Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 10': Delay in match Raúl Albiol (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Substitution, Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic replaces Raúl Albiol because of an injury.
- 12': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 12': Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 14': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 17': Offside, Napoli. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Allan is caught offside.
- 18': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 20': Goal! Napoli 1, Benfica 0. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by André Carrillo (Benfica).
- 31': Offside, Benfica. Julio César tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 34': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nelsinho.
- 34': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 34': Lisandro López (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nelsinho.
- 37': Attempt missed. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik following a corner.
- 39': Offside, Napoli. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Elseid Hysaj is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. André Horta (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
- 41': Foul by André Horta (Benfica).
- 41': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by André Horta (Benfica).
- 42': Jorginho (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Benfica 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, Benfica 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Benfica 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by André Horta.
- 50': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Lisandro López (Benfica).
- 50': Lisandro López (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Goal! Napoli 2, Benfica 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 52': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Nelsinho (Benfica).
- 53': Penalty Napoli. José Callejón draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 53': Penalty conceded by Julio César (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 53': Julio César (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Napoli 3, Benfica 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 56': Substitution, Benfica. Eduardo Salvio replaces André Horta because of an injury.
- 57': Foul by André Carrillo (Benfica).
- 57': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Goal! Napoli 4, Benfica 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 58': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 58': Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Hand ball by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 59': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nelsinho.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 60': Attempt missed. Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 62': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 62': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 65': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by André Carrillo (Benfica).
- 65': Foul by André Carrillo (Benfica).
- 65': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': André Carrillo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces André Carrillo.
- 67': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces José Callejón.
- 70': Goal! Napoli 4, Benfica 1. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal.
- 71': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
- 72': Hand ball by Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica).
- 74': Offside, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam tries a through ball, but Marek Hamsik is caught offside.
- 75': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 76': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 76': Marek Hamsik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).
- 82': Substitution, Benfica. Jose Gomes replaces Lubomir Fejsa.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Emanuele Giaccherini replaces Dries Mertens.
- 85': Offside, Benfica. Lisandro López tries a through ball, but Eduardo Salvio is caught offside.
- 86': Goal! Napoli 4, Benfica 2. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Almeida.
- 86': José Reina (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Emanuele Giaccherini (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
- 90'+3': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
- 90'+3': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Benfica).
- 90'+4': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Benfica 2.
Statistics
 BEN |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.8 | Possession | 56.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 443 | Accurate Passes | 569 |
| 519 | Passes | 648 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 8 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,281
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,281
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK)  |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 2 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik |
| 5 | Allan |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 7 | José Callejón |
Benfica (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Julio César De León (GK) |
| 14 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 2 | Lisandro López |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 50 | Nélson Semedo |
| 5 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
| 34 | André Almeida |
| 15 | André Carrillo |
| 21 | Pizzi |
| 11 | Kostas Mitroglou |
| 8 | André Horta |
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