NAPOLI. Napoli and FC Union Berlin draw 1-1. M. Politano scored the first goal (39′) for Napoli. D. Datro made it even (52′). Napoli was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Napoli on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 42,449 spectators. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the help of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Allard Lindhout. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.65 degrees Celsius or 60.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 27 Total 15
- 5 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 5
- 13 Shots blocked 4
- 144 Attack 81
- 88 Dangerous attack 27
- 98 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 18 Corners 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Napoli had a strong ball possession 66% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Napoli had a more offensive attitude with 88 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Napoli to win the match.
Napoli shot 27 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 1 yellow card (Giovanni Simeone). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Tousart, Paul Jaeckel and Leonardo Bonucci).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Napoli will have 7 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will have 1 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
Napoli – Formation
Napoli
77'
39'
89'
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rudi Garcia decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Natan , Mário Rui , Frank Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zielinski , Matteo Politano , Giacomo Raspadori and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Jesus , Eljif Elmas, Nikita Contini, Mathías Olivera , Giovanni Simeone , Alessio Zerbin, Jens Cajuste , Jesper Lindstrøm , Leo Østigård, Alessandro Zanoli, Gianluca Gaetano and Pierluigi Gollini .
Napoli could not rely on the presence of Giovanni Simeone (injured).
Substitutions
Napoli made 4 changes: Mário Rui for Mathías Olivera (77′), Stanislav Lobotka for Giovanni Simeone (77′), Matteo Politano for Jesper Lindstrøm (87′) and Piotr Zielinski for Jens Cajuste (90′).
Best player: Amir Rrahmani
The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was Amir Rrahmani .
His rating is with 100 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 15.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rönnow , Paul Jaeckel , Leonardo Bonucci , Diogo Leite , Josip Juranovic , Janik Haberer , Rani Khedira , Aïssa Laïdouni , Jérôme Roussillon , Sheraldo Becker and David Datro Fofana .
These were the players on the bench: Christopher Trimmel , Alex Kral , Brenden Aaronson , Kevin Volland , Lucas Tousart , Alexander Schwolow, Laurenz Dehl , Yannic Stein, Robin Knoche, Robin Gosens and Kevin Behrens.
FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Lucas Tousart (injured).
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Rani Khedira for Lucas Tousart (70′), Aïssa Laïdouni for Alex Kral (70′), Josip Juranovic for Christopher Trimmel (64′), Janik Haberer for Brenden Aaronson (79′) and Jérôme Roussillon for Robin Gosens (80′).
Best player: David Datro Fofana
The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was David Datro Fofana.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 31.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Napoli – FC Union Berlin – 1-1
- Real Sociedad – Benfica – 3-1
- FC Bayern München – Galatasaray – 2-1
- FC Copenhagen – Manchester United – 4-3
- Arsenal – Sevilla – 2-0
- PSV – Lens – 1-0
- Real Madrid – Sporting Braga – 3-0
- Salzburg – Inter – 0-1
