Napoli had been wasteful in assault, too sluggish within the tempo, and in the end Eintracht Frankfurt had one of the best scoring alternative in a disappointing 0-0 Champions League draw.
The stress was on the Partenopei after , leaving them with solely three factors from as many video games. Lorenzo Lucca was following his pink card, with Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour, Leonardo Spinazzola, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku injured, however Stanislav Lobotka returned for his first begin in over a month. Eintracht had overwhelmed Galatasaray 5-1, then misplaced by the identical scoreline to Atletico Madrid and Liverpool. Expertise Can Uzun missed out together with Oscar Hojlund and Elias Baum.
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NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Robin Koch of Eintracht Frankfurt battles for possession with Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa each went to satisfy the identical cross from the left, virtually colliding within the six-yard field, and permitting ex-Bologna defender Arthur Theate to cost down the striker’s end.
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Scott McTominay additionally received in the way in which of an Eljif Elmas strike from the sting of the world, the North Macedonia worldwide stinging Michael Zetterer’s gloves after squirming between two defenders down the left.
The tempo dropped significantly because the Germans managed to efficiently neutralise Napoli’s sluggish assaults, then after the break McTominay couldn’t maintain it in play after attempting to dribble across the goalkeeper.
Rasmus Kristensen’s strike skimmed the crossbar, however wouldn’t have counted as a result of he had first pushed Miguel Gutierrez.
McTominay gathered an Elmas cross from the left and turned, his end deflected simply previous the close to put up by Robin Koch, however the guests had a good higher probability when a poor Alessandro Buongiorno clearance fell to Ansgar Knauff, whose shot stung Vanja Milinkovic-Savic’s gloves from eight yards.
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Jonathan Burkardt of Eintracht Frankfurt battles for possession with Alessandro Buongiorno of SSC Napoli through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
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Anguissa’s first contact let him down in an incredible place to attain after good work from substitute Noa Lang and the Elmas via ball, whereas Miguel Gutierrez ballooned off beam.
Gutierrez additionally risked an personal purpose when deflecting the Mario Götze cross into the arms of Milinkovic-Savic from point-blank vary.
McTominay actually ought to’ve executed higher on 83 minutes when Anguissa sprinted ahead and pulled again from the by-line, however the Scotland worldwide was off steadiness and fired over from 13 yards.
There have been timid penalty appeals on 88 minutes, as Anguissa’s glancing header on a Lang cross hit Koch on the abdomen greater than the arm, then Giovanni Di Lorenzo turned the rebound off beam.
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Eljif Elmas of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Nnamdi Collins of Eintracht Frankfurt through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
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Theate stumbled when reducing throughout David Neres and as he fell to the bottom, the ball struck his elbow, however it couldn’t realistically be referred to as intentional handball.
Deep into stoppages, there was a double alternative on a nook, as Zetterer parried the Elmas header, then captured the Hojlund flick off the surface of the boot.
