Napoli vs. Madrid - As it happened

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Line-ups for tonight's Champions League last-16 second-leg match Napoli vs. Real Madrid. BeSoccer

See how we lived this Champions League last-16 second-leg match Napoli vs. Real Madrid.

Napoli vs. Madrid - As it happened

See how we lived this Champions League last-16 second-leg match Napoli vs. Real Madrid.

FULL-TIME: Napoli 1 - 3 Madrid

The referee blow the whistle and the match finishes 1-3 for Madrid, even though Napoli fought very hard and played brillianty in the first half.

THIRD GOAL FOR REAL

Morata scores in minute 91.

Two minutes of added time

Let's see what the last minutes bring.

Diawara sees yellow

He is booked for tackling Kroos.

Last few minutes are on

Both teams are exchanging possession of the ball but not a lot is happening

Great chance for Madrid to score a third!

Carvajal breaks into the Napoli box, but somehow misses the target

Chance for Napoli

Rog tries again but his effort goes high

Change for Madrid

Isco replaces Modric

Corner for Madrid

Kroos takes it

Real Madrid are happy to slow things down

Ther try to waste time whenever they can, as this contest is theirs for now

Change for Madrid

Morata comes in for Benzema

Last change for Napoli

Hamsik goes out, Zielinski in.

Benzema goes down inside the Napoli box

but the referee is not interested

Chance for Madrid

Ronaldo breaks into the Napoli box but Reina blocks his attempt

Second change for Napoli

Lorenzo Insigne is replaces by Arkadiusz Milik

Change for Madrid

Bale goes out, Lucas Vazquez comes in

Rog tries his luck

He hits one from distance but his effort is high.

No changes on the Madrid bench so far Let's see if Benzema will complete the 90 minutes in this match.

Where are Napoli?

It seems like the players of Napoli have vanished after receiving the 1-2.

ANOTHER GOAL BY RAMOS!

Another corner kick, another goal by Ramos!

Change for Napoli

Allan is replaced by Rog

Yellow for Allan

He challenged Casemiro and got booked.

GOOOAL FOR MADRID!

Ramos levels!  Ramos was picked out by a corner delivery from the left-hand side, and he mangaged to score with a beautiful header. 

Benzema misses the target!

It seems like the Real Madrid players try to turn the tide in the second half

Kick-off for the second half

Madrid resume the action

What might Zidane say to his player during interval?

First half is over!

This first period has been brilliant with the hosts leading 1-0.

Another chance for Real

Casemiro balloons the ball high over the cross-bar.

Double missed chance for Madrid

Ronaldo hits the woodwork, the Bale misses the target

Next chance for Napoli

Insigne has an attempt on goal but Navas saves.

GOOOAL FOR NAPOLI

Mertens scores, with assistance by Hamsik. Fine finish into the bottom far corner!

Kroos escapes yellow card

He could have gotten one for alate challenge on Hysai

Finally chance for Madrid

Bale has an effort on goal

Hamsik is running the show!

The Napoli player is pushing for a goal

Navas saves!

The Madrid goalkeeper pushes a powerful Insigne effort wide of the post

Chance for Madrid

Benzema and Cristiano get into the game after a pass by Bale, but it was off-side

Chance for Hamsik

But his effort is wide

Encouraging start from Napoli!

They are clearly using the atmosphere in their stadium to their advantage

Navas saves!

Ghoulam tries to score by whipping a corner into the near-post but Navas is alert.

Corner for Napoli

Great chance for Mertens again

The hosts are pressing for a goal

Hamsik is seeing plenty of the ball for Napoli at the moment

Real Madrid clears

As expected it has been a fast start at San Paolo

Corner for Napoli

Mertens shoots the ball on the edge of the Madrid, but his effort is deflected. The hosts win a corner.

KICK-OFF!

Napoli get us underway at San Paolo for this Champions League last-16 second-leg.

The players are coming out of the tunnel

Only five minutes to go! We will listen to the hymn of the Champions League and we well be underway.

Just a few minutes left until kick-off!

The atmosphere at San Paolo is amazing.

Maradona and Careca are in San Paolo

The two legends in the history of football of Napoli have decided to be present for this special occasion.

The teams are out on the pitch

The players of Real Madrid and Napoli are on the field and warming up

Here are the official line-ups!

For Madrid will be playing:

Keylor; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Bale, Benzema, Cristiano.

The substitutes are: Nacho, Rodrigues, Casilla, Vázquez, Morata, Isco, Danilo

For Napoli will be playing:

Reina; Hysaj, Raul Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Diawara, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne.

The substitutes are: Barbosa, Frello Filho, Maggio, Maksimovic, Zielinski, Rog, Milik

The atmosphere in the stadium San Paolo was already this afternoon on fire, with stands full of fans waiting for the kick-off

"The whites" on their way to the place to be earlier today...

Follow live updates of tonight's Champions League last-16 second-leg match Napoli vs. Real Madrid at San Paolo. Kick-off is at 20.45!

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