22:37
81′ – Mario Gotze comes out
Eintracht also changes with the entry of Alidou in place of Gotze
22:36
80′ – Spalletti makes two substitutions
Two substitutions for Napoli, with Spalletti inserting Elmas and Ndombélé in place of Elmas and Anguissa
22:28
72′ – Anguissa dangerous: close to the trio
Solitary action by Anguissa who falls, but still tries the shot from a few steps away: the ball goes just over the back
22:25
70 – Double substitution for Entraicht
Double change Entraicht: Buta and Lindstrom exit, giving way to Knauff and Borré
22:21
65′ – Double of Napoli!
Spectacular encore of Napoli: heel of Quaratskela what it takes of Lorenzothe left of the captain is directed in the corner to the right of Trapp
22:14
58′ – Eintracht with ten men!
Eintracht is in ten men. The referee expels Colonel Muani for a clear foul (football) committed on Anguissa. Booked Gotze for protests
22:12
56′ – Kvaratskelia wasted opportunity
Lozano pass for Kvaratskelia who all alone, in front of Trapp, gets hypnotized by the goalkeeper
22:11
55′ – Lozano tries to double
Napoli are looking for a double: Lozano tries from the edge with a strong conclusion, but finds the rejection by Trapp
22:02
46′ – The match resumes
The second half begins: it starts again from 1-0 for Napoli
21:46
45’+1′- The first half ends
End the first half! Napoli are ahead by one goal thanks to the goal scored by Osimhen
21:45
45′ – Osimhen inaccurate
Great opening from Kvaratskelia for Osimhen who blocks and goes to the conclusion: the ball hits the outside of the net
21:40
41′ – Goal disallowed against Napoli
Goal disallowed in Osimhen! Eintracht error that leads Lozano to serve Osimhen who scores an encore, but his position is irregular
21:39
40′ – Naples ahead!
Napoli takes the lead! Imperious progression of Lozano serving in the center Osimhen: the Nigerian forward touches the ball to deposit it at the bottom of the bag
21:37
38′ – Kim cautioned
First yellow card of the match: Kim is booked for a foul on Kolo Muani
21:35
35′ – Kvaratskelia’s mistake from the spot!
From eleven meters Trapp blocked Kvaratkelia’s strong shotallowing Eintracht to stay 0-0
21:34
34′ – Penalty for Napoli!
Sensational post of Lozano with a sure shot. On the rejected Osimhen chases the ball, but is brought down by Buta: the referee points to the penalty spot
21:31
31′ – Zielinski shows up
Zielinski’s conclusion from the edge that is easily saved by Trapp
21:19
20′ – Kvaratskelia impensierisce Trapp
Conclusion from the edge of Kvaratkelia: Trapp deflects for a corner kick
21:18
18′ – Naples dangerous on the developments of a corner
Naples dangerous on the development of a corner kick by Zielinski with the ball deflected by Kamada: Trapp rejects with difficulty
21:10
10′ – Gotze on the fly: ball on the back
Gotze’s volley ending on the bottom. Eintracht contains Napoli and tries to do badly with dangerous restarts
21:05
5′ – Pericolo Concord
Eintracht shows up with a shot from a tight angle by Kolo Muani: ball out
21:04
4′ – Naples immediately perky
Eintracht is well placed on the field, but Napoli is immediately perky with verticalizations that put the German rearguard in difficulty
21:00
1′ – Eintracht-Naples begins
Kick-off of the match between Eintracht and Napoli: the first leg of the round of 16 begins!
20:56
Teams on the pitch: great atmosphere in the stands
The teams enter the playing field. The anthem of the Champions League is playing. Spectacular in the stands, there’s a great atmosphere in the German facility
20:50
Giuntoli: “Kvaratkelia is not on the market”
“Kvaratskhelia is not on the market.” The sporting director of Napoli said it, Cristiano Giuntoli, intervened before the match against Eintracht Frankfurt valid for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. Many European clubs are interested in the Georgian talent that Napoli intend to lock down. The blue ds revealed it to the microphones of Mediaset: “How much is it worth? I don’t like giving numbers, I want to talk about concrete things. Kvara isn’t on the market at the moment and in any case I don’t know how much it will be worth, time and what it will do will tell. We are talking about a great player, we hold on to him.”
20:45
Guardiola’s phrase that enhances Napoli
“Tonight I will eat well, I will watch Real Madrid-Liverpool and Napoli, which is always a pleasure to see”. These are Guardiola’s statements at the press conference. Read the news.
20:30
Spalletti’s numbers in the round of 16
And the seventh participation of Spalletti in the Champions League round of 16. The blue coach has led among the top sixteen in Europe for Roma four times and Zenit twice. With the Giallorossi, he qualified twice for the quarter finals. The last appearance is of 2016on the occasion of the double comparison between Roma e Real Madrid after the giallorossi passed the group stage under the leadership of Garcia.
20:15
Naples, two precedents with Eintracht
The only two precedents between Napoli and Eintracht date back to 1994, with the two teams facing each other in the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup. To win the double confrontation was the German team with two 1-0. In the quarterfinals it was eliminated by Juventus.
20:00
Spalletti’s choices to beat Eintracht
Spalletti gives a starting shirt to Olivera who plays on the left defensive wing in place of Mario Rui. In midfield Zielinski wins the ballot with Elmas, while forward it is Lozano who completes the trident with Osimhen and Kvaratskelia. Politano will start from the bench
19:50
Eintracht-Naples, the official formations
UNIQUE FRANCOFORTE (3-4-2-1): Trapp, Tuta, Jakic, Ndicka; Buta, Sow, Kamada, Max; Lindstrom, Gotze; near Muani. all. Glasner
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Takes; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia. All. Spalletti
19:40
Possible chance for Olivera
According to the latest rumors, Spalletti would be oriented towards handing over a starting shirt to Olivera in the place of Mario Rui. The official line-ups will be announced shortly
19:30
Naples, three years ago the last appearance in the round of 16 of the Champions League
The last appearance of Napoli at the time dates back to three years ago Champions League round of 16: the blues faced the Barcelona, with the double confrontation that was played six months apart due to Covid. The blaugrana came out after 1-1 at Maradona and 3-1 at Campo Nou.
19:20
Naples, a shower of millions in case of passage of the turn
Napoli also hopes to go through from an economic point of view. The blue club has already collected more than 60 million euros up to now: a figure destined to increase if the victory in the double confrontation with Eintracht were to arrive. Read the news here.
19:15
Tensions between fans also yesterday
The clashes follow yesterday’s tensions, when Neapolitan fans were forced to leave a pub after slaps and shoves by German ultras. Read the news here.
19:00
Fear in Frankfurt, Napoli fans attacked
I Napoli fans arrived in Frankfurt for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League were attacked by the ultras of Eintracht. Read the full news here.
18:45
Naples, the probable formation of Spalletti
Read here about the likely choices of Luciano Spalletti for tonight’s match againstConcord Francoforte.
18:30
Eintracht Frankfurt-Naples, the teams on the field at 21
Il Napoli by Luciano Spalletti is ready to face theConcord Francofortewinner of the last Europa League, in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Germans qualified by finishing second in the group with Tottenham, Sporting Lisbon and Marseille.
