UEFA Champions League

Napoli vs Sporting CP, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 36': Rasmus Højlund
  • 79': Rasmus Højlund
FT
2 - 1
  • 62': Luis Suárez (P)

Højlund double fires Napoli to win over Sporting

Rasmus Højlund struck twice to give Napoli a 2-1 victory over Sporting in their Champions League clash at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
  • 3': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 3': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli).
  • 5': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
  • 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
  • 13': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
  • 13': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
  • 15': Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 23': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
  • 23': Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 24': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Geovany Quenda.
  • 29': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 29': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
  • 30': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 32': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Goal! Napoli 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 38': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
  • 38': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 40': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon). Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
  • 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rui Silva.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
  • 45': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli).
  • 45': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 45'+1': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luis Suárez replaces Geny Catamo.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pote replaces Trincão.
  • 46': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
  • 46': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 50': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 54': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Offside, Napoli. Frank Anguissa is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 61': Penalty Sporting Lisbon. Maximiliano Araújo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by Matteo Politano (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Goal! Napoli 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Zeno Debast replaces Eduardo Quaresma because of an injury.
  • 67': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Alisson Santos replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
  • 69': Foul by Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 69': Sam Beukema (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Scott McTominay.
  • 71': Handball by Noa Lang (Napoli).
  • 72': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
  • 72': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
  • 73': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 73': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
  • 77': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pote.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces João Simões.
  • 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
  • 79': Goal! Napoli 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
  • 81': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 84': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
  • 84': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
  • 89': Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alisson Santos.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Noa Lang.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
  • 90'+3': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Geovany Quenda with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Lisbon 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 3
48.9 Possession 51.1
8 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
444 Accurate Passes 459
495 Passes 508
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 39
26 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 10
26 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 6
22 Effective Clearances 19
22 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 47,364

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 2 +6 6
2 Real Madrid 2 +6 6
3 Paris Saint-Germain 2 +5 6
4 Internazionale 2 +5 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
32 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
5 Juan Jesus
31 Sam Beukema
68 Stanislav Lobotka
3 Miguel Gutiérrez
37 Leonardo Spinazzola
11 Kevin De Bruyne
99 Frank Anguissa
8 Scott McTominay
21 Matteo Politano
19 Rasmus Højlund

SCP Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rui Silva (GK)
25 Gonçalo Inacio
72 Eduardo Quaresma
20 Maximiliano Araújo
22 Iván Fresneda
17 Francisco Trincão
52 João Simões
42 Morten Hjulmand
89 Fotis Ioannidis
10 Geny Catamo
7 Geovany Quenda

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