Napoli vs Arsenal Highlights - September 09, 2026

Arsenal beat Napoli 1-0 in Champions League on September 09, 2026. The match was played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Martin Ødegaard (75') scored for Arsenal.

At kick-off Napoli stood in position 19 with 0 points. Their previous five had brought 2 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats.

That run had left Napoli 3 games without defeat. Arsenal went into the game in position 9, on 0 points.

They had won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 in their previous five. Arsenal arrived unbeaten in 5.

A block denied Bukayo Saka on 6 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Eberechi Eze saw a shot blocked (8').

A block denied Gabriel Magalhães on 12 minutes. Moments later, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Bukayo Saka’s effort (13').

Kevin De Bruyne tested the goalkeeper for Napoli (15'). Soon after, Matteo Politano forced a save for Napoli on 16 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Mikel Merino’s effort (22'). The referee cautioned Billy Gilmour of Napoli on 42 minutes.

After the break, Piero Hincapié could not find the target for Arsenal (50'). Bukayo Saka saw a shot blocked (53').

Shortly afterwards, Mikel Merino tested the goalkeeper for Arsenal (56'). A block denied Rasmus Højlund on 62 minutes.

Martin Ødegaard scored for Arsenal on 75 minutes after a pass from Christos Tzolis. Noni Madueke forced a save for Arsenal on 85 minutes.

Moments later, Lorenzo Lucca was booked for Napoli (85'). Martin Ødegaard was booked for Arsenal (90'+1').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Christos Tzolis’s effort (90'+3'). Substitutions: Napoli 5, Arsenal 5.

Arsenal controlled 57.7% of possession. Napoli had 5 shots with 3 on target, while Arsenal had 26 and 8.

Goalkeeper saves: Napoli 6, Arsenal 3. Corners: Napoli 0, Arsenal 6.

Arsenal completed the most passes, 608 in total at 91.9% accuracy. The referee produced 3 yellow cards.