Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Napoli: Victor Osimhen scores as Italians secure first-leg win

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Victor Osimhen scores for NapoliNapoli person won their past six games

Victor Osimhen scored his 20th extremity of the play arsenic Napoli bushed 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt successful the archetypal limb of their Champions League last-16 tie.

After Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had a punishment saved, Osimhen struck successful the archetypal fractional erstwhile helium turned successful Hirving Lozano's superb pass.

It got worse for Frankfurt midway done the 2nd fractional arsenic Randal Kolo Muani was sent disconnected for a atrocious challenge.

Giovanni di Lorenzo past added a second, placing into the acold corner.

The triumph gives Napoli a large vantage for the instrumentality limb successful Italy connected Wednesday, 15 March.

Luciano Spalletti's broadside person been successful superb signifier this play and beryllium 15 points wide astatine the apical of Serie A.

They went into this crippled connected the backmost of 5 successive wins and looked assured from the outset, with their gait connected the onslaught often causing problems.

Osimhen, successful particular, was a menace passim and helium won the first-half punishment erstwhile helium was fouled wrong the container arsenic helium tried to retrieve the ball.

Trapp did superbly to contradict Kvaratskhelia but could bash small to forestall Osimhen tapping successful from adjacent scope soon after.

Frankfurt's hopes of getting backmost level were dealt a large stroke midway done the 2nd fractional erstwhile cardinal guardant Kolo Muani was dismissed for lasting connected Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa's ft arsenic they challenged for possession.

Napoli past made the astir of the antheral vantage arsenic they grabbed a 2nd that puts them firmly connected people for the quarter-finals arsenic Di Lorenzo finished superbly from Kvaratskhelia's backheel.

Line-ups

Frankfurt

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Trapp
  • 35Silva Melo
  • 6Jakic
  • 2Ndicka
  • 24Ulineia ButaSubstituted forKnauffat 69'minutes
  • 15Kamada
  • 8Sow
  • 32MaxSubstituted forLenzat 90+2'minutes
  • 29LindstrømSubstituted forBorréat 69'minutes
  • 27GötzeBooked astatine 60minsSubstituted forAlidouat 81'minutes
  • 9Kolo MuaniBooked astatine 58mins

Substitutes

  • 5Smolcic
  • 11Alidou
  • 17Rode
  • 18Touré
  • 19Borré
  • 20Hasebe
  • 21Alario
  • 22Chandler
  • 25Lenz
  • 36Knauff
  • 40Ramaj

Napoli

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Meret
  • 22Di Lorenzo
  • 13Rrahmani
  • 3Kim Min-jaeBooked astatine 38mins
  • 17Olivera
  • 99Zambo AnguissaSubstituted forNdombéléat 80'minutes
  • 68Lobotka
  • 20Zielinski
  • 11LozanoSubstituted forElmasat 80'minutesBooked astatine 83mins
  • 9OsimhenSubstituted forSimeoneat 84'minutes
  • 77KvaratskheliaSubstituted forPolitanoat 84'minutes

Substitutes

  • 5Nunes Jesus
  • 6Mário Rui
  • 7Elmas
  • 16Idasiak
  • 18Simeone
  • 19Bereszynski
  • 21Politano
  • 55Østigård
  • 70Gaetano
  • 91Ndombélé
  • 95Gollini

Referee:Artur Manuel Soares Dias

Attendance:47,500

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Napoli 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Napoli 2.

  3. Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a done ball.

  4. Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Christopher Lenz replaces Philipp Max.

  5. Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristijan Jakic.

  6. Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.

  7. Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.

  8. Foul by Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt).

  9. Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.

  10. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  11. Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).

  12. Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.

  13. Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

  14. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  15. Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).

  16. Philipp Max (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  17. Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

  18. Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.

  19. Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Faride Alidou replaces Mario Götze.

  20. Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.

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