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Leicester v Napoli - as it happened

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Leicester v Napoli, UEFA Europa League 2021/22, matchday 1, 16/9/2021 - Official line-ups. BeSoccer
Leicester v Napoli, UEFA Europa League 2021/22, matchday 1, 16/9/2021 - Official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of the UEFA Europa League clash between Leicester and Napoli at the King Power Stadium. The foxes play Napoli, who is joined at the top of the Serie A table with Roma and AC Milan.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Ayoze
9'
1 - 0
Harvey Barnes
64'
2 - 0
2 - 1
69'
V. Osimhen
2 - 2
87'
V. Osimhen
Press

Match report in news

  • 95'
    FT: Leicester 2-2 Napoli! Full time at the King Power Stadium! What a game, Leicester were 2-0 up, until Osimhen scored a brace to equalize the game! Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
  • 93'
    Rrahmani gets booked
  • 90'
    Ndidi gets his second yellow
  • 87'
    Iheanacho comes off, Jamie Vardy comes in
  • 86'
    OSIMHEN!! HE SCORES THE EQUALIZER! WHAT A HEADER!
  • 82'
    Double substitution for Napoli: Malcuit off for Juan Jesus and Anguissa off for Petagna
  • 77'
    Substitution for Leicester: Soumare goes off for Maddison
  • 75'
    Soyunco gets booked after a tackle on Ounas
Substitution

Substitution

at Napoli
  • 74'
    Substitution for Napoli: Insigne goes off, Ounas comes in
  • 69'
    Substitution for Leicester: Daka goes off, Lookman in
  • 68'
    GOAAL FOR NAPOLI!! what a goal from Osimhen!
  • 63'
    BARNES ON THE COUNTER!! IHEANACHO GRABS THE ASSIST AFTER INTERCEPTING NAPOLI'S PASS
  • 62'
    Double substitution for Napoli: Elmas and Politano come in; Zielinski and Lozano go off
  • 58'
    Daka's goal disallowed by the VAR, offside
  • 58'
    Great team play by Leicester, good assist from Tielemans for Daka to score on his first start for the Foxes!
  • 58'
    GOAAAAL! DAKA MAKES IT 2-0 FOR LEICESTER!
  • 53'
    Osimhen with a great run, but the flag was up
  • 50'
    Napoli still dominating but failing to equalize
  • 45'
    Second half is underway!
  • 45'
    Tielemans and Soyuncu come in for Ayoze and Evans
  • 45'
    HT: Leicester 1-0 Napoli! A 9th minute goal by Ayoze Perez is enough for the Foxes to take the lead against a superior and wasteful Napoli!
  • 44'
    What a save from Schmeichel! Lozano's headers the ball from a really close position but the Danish keeper saves the English side!
  • 44'
    Looks like Jamie Vardy and Albrighton are warming-up on the side line
  • 42'
    Napoli already shot ten times in the first half!
  • 40'
    Chance by Osimhen that goes off target
  • 39'
    Insigne's shot goes off by millimeters
  • 36'
    Chance for Napoli! What a save and block by Schmeichel! Osimhen gifts an open net chance for Zielinski but Leicester keeper and defender somehow avoid the ball from going in!
  • 34'
    Insigne with the curved shot from long range, goes off target
  • 31'
    Great run by Barnes, his cross goes off the pitch
  • 28'
    Great chance for Napoli! Osimhen gives a great pass to Malcuit, who fails to finish on his first touch
  • 23'
    Napoli controls the ball possesion through Fabian, but Leicester always dangerous with the ball
  • 14'
    Insigne send the free-kick above the crossbar
  • 9'
    Great one-two between Daka and Barnes. Barnes crosses to Ayoze and he volleys it to the back of the net!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Leicester en el 9'
  • 9'
    AYOZE PEREZ MAKES IT 1-0 FOR LEICESTER!
  • 5'
    Great chance for Leicester! Ayoze with the run, passes to Daka, passes it to Barnes but Ospina saves the one on one
  • 2'
    Osimhen from long range, saved by Schmeichel
  • 1'
    First half in underway!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    This is the first time ever that Leicester plays an Italian team, on the other side Napoli has never won a game in England
  • PRVW
    Both teams are now out warming-up, kick off is just 15 minutes away
  • PRVW
    It's a lovely night at Leicester, 19°C
  • PRVW
    Brendan Rodgers also making changes from Leicester's defeat against City: Evans, Soumare, Ayoze Daka and Iheanacho start over Soyuncu, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison and Jamie Vardy
  • PRVW
    Spalletti makes four changes from Napoli's 2-1 win over Juventus: Lozano, Zielinski, Malcuit and Rsahmani start for Politano, Elmas, M.Rui and Manolas
  • PRVW
    Napoli won the previous format of this tournament, the UEFA Cup. Last year, they lost in the round of 32 against Granada
  • PRVW
    Leicester are in the Europa League for the second year in a row, last year the Foxes lost 2-0 on aggregate to Slavia Praha.
  • PRVW
    Tiago Martins will be the referee for tonight's game, Alejandro Hernandez will be at the VAR
  • PRVW
    Napoli XI: Ospina; Malcuit, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Di Lorenzo; Zambo Anguissa, Fabian, Zielinski; H.Lozano, Osimhen, Insigne
  • PRVW
    Leicester XI: K.Schmeichel; Castagne, Evans, Vestergaard, Bertrand; Ayoze, Ndidi, Soumare, Barnes; Daka, Iheanacho
Info

Pre-match

16 September 2021, 21:00

Referee: Tiago Martins

Stadium: King Power Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and Welcome to live coverage of the UEFA Europa League group stage clash between Leicester and Napoli.