
Spartak vs Napoli 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
Aleksandr Sobolev double earns Spartak shock victory over Napoli
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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
Venue: Lukoil Arena
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 10,852
Statistics
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SPM![]() |
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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 |
Spartak Moscow (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
57 | Aleksandr Selikhov (GK) |
2 | Samuel Gigot |
14 | Georgi Dzhikiya |
3 | Max Caufriez |
68 | Ruslan Litvinov ![]() |
18 | Nail Umiarov |
22 | Mikhail Ignatov |
6 | Ayrton Lucas |
8 | Victor Moses |
24 | Quincy Promes ![]() |
7 | Aleksandr Sobolev |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
5 | Juan Jesus |
26 | Kalidou Koulibaly ![]() |
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 |
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