With Napoli progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history after securing a comfortable 3-0 victory at home against Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday, winning 5-0 on aggregate.
Although Star striker Victor Osimhen scored either side of half time before Piotr Zielinski converted from the penalty spot just after the hour mark to ensure that the Parthenopeans have their name in the hat for Friday’s quarter-final draw.
Despite being banned from attending the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona following unsavoury incidents in last month’s first leg in Germany, hundreds of Frankfurt supporters travelled to Naples and clashed with Italian police prior to kickoff, with smoke bombs and flares thrown and cars set on fire.
Foolowing the report On the pitch, Frankfurt – who were having to cope without top scorer Randal Kolo Muani following his red card in the first leg – made a bright start to proceedings and appeared to have learned lessons from the first leg, pressing high with aggression and putting Napoli under pressure in their own half.
However, the first decent chance fell to in-demand striker Osimhen in the 15th minute who saw a first-time shot saved low down by Kevin Trapp, before wing wizard Khvicha Kvaratskhelia glided into the final third and fired a strike into the legs of Frankfurt’s number one from a tight angle.
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Based on the view of spor analysis saying Oliver Glasner’s side continued to push forward and keep Napoli’s backline on their toes, but the Bundesliga outfit lacked a cutting edge in the final third and failed to register a single shot on target in the first half.
Meanwhile, Napoli were in control of the tie, boasting the majority of possession, and found another gear towards the end of the half before Osimhen broke the deadlock with a towering heading in the second minute of stoppage time, connecting with Matteo Politano’s floated cross to become the first-ever Napoli player to score in both legs of a Champions League knockout tie.
Despite leading 3-0 on aggregate, Napoli refused to rest on their laurels and came out the blocks quickly in the second half, with their lively start rewarded with a second goal in the 53rd minute.
After receiving a floated cross-field pass from Kvaratskhelia, right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo fired a low-driven cross into the danger zone for Osimhen to tap home his second of the night from close range.
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The Nigerian has now scored 13 goals in his last 12 games since the turn of the year, with his brace against Frankfurt increasing his overall goal tally in the 2022-23 campaign to 23 in 28 games across all competitions.
