UEFA Europa League

Spartak vs Napoli 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

Spartak Moscow
  • 3': Aleksandr Sobolev (P)
  • 28': Aleksandr Sobolev
FT
2 - 1
Napoli
  • 64': Eljif Elmas

Aleksandr Sobolev double earns Spartak shock victory over Napoli

Spartak Moscow boosted their hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout stages with a 2-1 win over Napoli on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Spartak Moscow 1, Napoli 0. Alexander Sobolev (Spartak Moscow) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 14': Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Goal! Spartak Moscow 2, Napoli 0. Alexander Sobolev (Spartak Moscow) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Moses with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Spartak Moscow 2, Napoli 0.
  • 64': Goal! Spartak Moscow 2, Napoli 1. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
  • 72': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Alexander Lomovitskiy replaces Mikhail Ignatov.
  • 77': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 79': Substitution, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 83': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Nikolai Rasskazov replaces Victor Moses because of an injury.
  • 87': Alexander Sobolev (Spartak Moscow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Jordan Larsson replaces Quincy Promes.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spartak Moscow 2, Napoli 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Lukoil Arena
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 10,852

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 7
69.9 Possession 30.1
19 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
560 Accurate Passes 201
639 Passes 267
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 8
28 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.5
29 Long Balls 46
14 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 28
9 Clearances 28

Line-Ups

SPM Spartak Moscow (3-5-2)

No. Name
57 Aleksandr Selikhov (GK)
2 Samuel Gigot
14 Georgi Dzhikiya
3 Max Caufriez
68 Ruslan Litvinov Yellow Card
18 Nail Umiarov
22 Mikhail Ignatov
6 Ayrton Lucas
8 Victor Moses
24 Quincy Promes Yellow Card
7 Aleksandr Sobolev
Substitutes:
Artyom Rebrov, Jordan Larsson, Nikolai Rasskazov, Vladislav Shitov, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Ilya Kutepov, Danil Denisov, Aleksandr Lomovitski, Andrey Eshchenko, Daniil Markov.

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
5 Juan Jesus
26 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow Card
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
14 Dries Mertens
68 Stanislav Lobotka
20 Piotr Zielinski
37 Andrea Petagna
7 Eljif Elmas
11 Hirving Lozano
Substitutes:
Giuseppe Ambrosino, David Ospina, Kévin Malcuit, Fabián Ruiz, Kostas Manolas, Antonio Cioffi, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Amir Rrahmani, Benedetto Barba.

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