Napoli vs Chelsea
Ref: C. TurpinStadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli · 60,240 cap
Match recap
Chelsea beat Napoli 3–2 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Vergara and Højlund scored for Napoli; Fernández, João Pedro, and João Pedro replied for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.98 for Napoli versus 2.02 for Chelsea. Napoli sit 30th in the UEFA Champions League table while Chelsea are 6th.
First Half
Juan Jesus
Yellow Card
19'
⚽
Fernández
Penalty
⚽
Vergara
⚽
Højlund
Assist: Olivera
Second Half
46'
⇄
Neto
59'
⇄
Gusto
59'
⇄
Santos
61'
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: Palmer
⇄
Juan Jesus
74'
⇄
Estêvão
Elmas
Yellow Card
⇄
Spinazzola
⇄
Elmas
82'
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: Palmer
88'
Fofana
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Unknown
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 5 |  Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 29 |  Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 30 |  Napoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NapoliChelsea
1Won
Statistical edge
1–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.98VS2.02
Attack1 · 3 won
8
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
5
6
Shots in the box
6
2
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
528
Total passes
636
456
Accurate passes
568
86%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline0 · 1 won
15
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
3
-0.16
Goals prevented
-0.16
Napoli
3-4-2-1
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Napoli
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1A. MeretG
- 4A. BuongiornoD
- 5Juan JesusD
- 8S. McTominayM
- 17M. OliveraM
- 19R. HøjlundF
- 20E. ElmasF
- 22G. Di LorenzoD
- 26A. VergaraF
- 37L. SpinazzolaM
- 68S. LobotkaM
Substitutes
- 3Miguel GutiérrezD
- 9R. LukakuF
- 14N. ContiniG
- 31S. BeukemaD
- 52E. De ChiaraM
- 56C. GarofaloD
- 61D. SpinelliG
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 20João PedroF
- 24R. JamesD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 41EstêvãoM
Substitutes
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 9L. DelapF
- 10C. PalmerM
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 21J. HatoD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 32Tyrique GeorgeF
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 50Max MerrickG
Napoli
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Vergara | F | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Mathías Olivera | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Rasmus Højlund | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Alex Meret | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eljif Elmas | F | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Scott McTominay | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Stanislav Lobotka | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Spinazzola | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alessandro Buongiorno | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Juan Jesus | D | 67 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nikita Contini | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuele De Chiara | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Garofalo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Spinelli | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Gutiérrez | D | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Beukema | D | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romelu Lukaku | F | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Pedro | F | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pedro Neto | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Reece James(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Fofana | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Malo Gusto | D | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Estêvão | M | 74 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tyrique George | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benoît Badiashile | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Delap | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Merrick | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Palmer | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jamie Gittens | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |