Six goals at the Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid remains unbeaten in the Champions League
Real Madrid achieved its fifth victory in the fifth match of the Champions League group stage. Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Napoli 4-2 at home. Piotr Zieliński played 64 minutes for the visiting team. The Polish actor was forced to leave the field prematurely due to injury.
He scored the score 1-0 in the ninth minute of the match and it was a goal for Napoli. A cross from Kviča Kvaratskhelia. Then Giovanni Di Lorenzo passed the ball deep into the penalty area. There was Giovanni Simeone, who shot the ball into the goal, crossing the goal line, despite the intervention of Andrei Lunin.
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The reaction of the “Royals” was immediate. Ibrahim Diaz led a quick attack in the midfield, then played on the left wing, where Rodrigo was. The Brazilian went down with his right foot and hit the net of Alex Meret’s goal. After just over 10 minutes, the score became 2-1 to Real Madrid. David Alaba made an excellent cross. Jude Bellingham freed himself from defenders in the penalty area. The Englishman, who has been reliable this season, scored with a header and gave his team the lead.
In the following minutes the match was very dynamic. Both teams were looking for opportunities to score a goal. In the 30th minute, Diaz came close to scoring, but his shot just missed the post. Ultimately, we didn’t see more goals in the first half of the game.
The equalizer was scored just two minutes after changing sides. After Di Lorenzo’s pass, Frank Anguissa tried to play the ball inside the penalty area. The ball bounced off a Real defender and landed again at the Cameroonian’s feet. He decided to shoot and defeated Lunin. The Napoli guests had an excellent opportunity to take the initiative, but at the crucial moment of the counterattack, Kvaratskhelia made an inaccurate pass to Osimhen, who was introduced from the bench. In the 64th minute of the match, Piotr Zielinski was forced to leave the field. The Polish actor suffered an injury in one of the matches.
Later, the Royals posed a greater threat in front of their rivals’ goal. After several failed attempts, they finally reached their goal. In the 84th minute, Nico Paz scored a wonderful long-range shot. After the 19-year-old’s shot, the ball passed through Merritt’s hands and flew into the net.
Napoli tried to turn the tide of the match and tie. no avail. In extra time, Joselu settled the score by heading home from close range after a pass from Bellingham. “Los Blancos” after five matches took all the points in the third group. The Azzurri occupies second place with seven points.
Real Madrid – SSC Napoli 4:2 (2:1)
Objectives: Rodrygo 11, Bellingham 22, Pace 84, Joselu 90+4 – Simeone 9, Anguissa 47.
MTU, Pulsat Sport
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