THE Naples it was difficult for her, but Real Madrid had a way of getting past “Diego Armando Maradona” with 3-2 and to make it 2/2 in the 3rd group of the Champions League.
The “Partenopei” were more than competitive, they took the lead and then did not flinch from Real’s immediate reversal, equalizing, but an unfortunate own goal by Meret in the 78th minute he shaped the final result.
First home defeat in the institution after almost six years for the Italians, who were 9-4-0 since then.
Napoli-Real Madrid 2-3
The Madrid players entered the match better and created the first good conditions for a goal with efforts from Rodrigo (6′) and Bellingham (11′), however the Neapolitans reached the goal!
It was in the 19th minute when, following a corner, Kepa misfired and saw Natan send the ball onto the crossbar with his… shoulder, before Estiggard heads it for 1-0.
However, the joy of the Italian champions did not last long. You see, in the 27th minute, a defensive error allowed them to Vinicius to score from close range for 1-1.
As if that wasn’t enough for Napoli, seven minutes later came the complete upheaval of the scene, with Bellingham to do the… slalom and send the ball into the net from inside the area for 2-1!
In the 38th minute, Osimene went for the equalizer but saw Kepa make a spectacular save, keeping the score unchanged until the break.
In the second half, Rudy Garcia’s team entered determined to equalize and found it soon enough, as in the 54th minute Zielinski hit a penalty after a handball from Nacho.
This time, the score… stuck for quite some time, but was changed again, in favor of Real, in the 78th minute – and while the home team was pushing for a goal.
Velverde then caught a terrific volley from outside the area and saw the ball rattle the crossbar before hitting his back. Meret and then on the net…
The schedule and results in the 3rd group:
2nd matchday
Union Berlin-Braga 2-3
(30′, 37′ Becker – 41′ Niacate, 51′ Bruma, 90+4′ Castro)
Napoli-Real Madrid 2-3
(19′ Estigard, 54′ pen. Zielinski – 27” Vinicius, 34′ Bellingham, 78′ auto. Merrett)
The next (3rd) matchday:
Braga-Real Madrid (24/10, 22:00)
Union Berlin-Napoli (24/10, 22:00)
The score of the 3rd group:
Source: Sport Fm
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