Napoli

The hosts had Kolo Muani sent off for a reckless challenge shortly before the hour mark.

A piece of individual brilliant from Kvaratskhelia served up an opportunity for Di Lorenzo convert as Napoli ensured they would finish the first leg well in control. Napoli stepped up their dominance after the break with Trapp once again called upon to punch away a Lozano effort as well as another drive from Kvaratskhelia. Goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for Napoli in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.

Goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo gave dominant Napoli a comfortable 2-0 victory at 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in their Champions League ...

Victor Osimhen scored his 20th goal of the season in Napoli's 2-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the last 16 of the UEFA Champions ...

It's a low ball in from Lozano, and the Nigerian striker taps it home to give his side the lead! EINTRACHT FRANKFURT 0-2 NAPOLI: NAPOLI ARE IN DREAMLAND AS DI LORENZO GETS THE SECOND OF THE NIGHT! A great ball in sees Lozano through on goal, and his shot rattles the post. Eintracht didn't put up the biggest fight, certainly after going a man down, but the usual Champions League contenders should certainly fear this Napoli side, who barely had to get out of second gear to register a 2-0 win. Eintracht started the first leg well, with a chance falling to Randal Kolo Muani in the fifth minute. There were instances early on in which Eintracht Frankfurt threatened, but make no mistake, this was a match in which Napoli were on cruise control from start to finish.

It was not always Napoli's game. Frankfurt started stronger, briefly catching Napoli wrong-footed with Randal Kolo Muani taking an early attempt on goal. It did ...

Inter Milan, in second place, have racked up six losses so far and it would take a truly spectacular collapse from Napoli for the Milan club to any threat whatsoever over the rest of the season. Some potentially tougher challenges follow over the coming weeks, with fifth-place Lazio next week and sixth-place Atalanta the week after. That loss might have been an uncharacteristic from the typically humble Luciano Spalletti, who fielded a far weaker side than normal for the cup tie. That they did it with such ease only goes to underscore that this is a Napoli the likes of which we have never seen before. Calm, confident control once again one the day for Napoli, with the constant pressing of Victor Osimhen, Hirving Lozano and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia overpowering the home side. Frankfurt started stronger, briefly catching Napoli wrong-footed with Randal Kolo Muani taking an early attempt on goal.

Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti warned his side's "biggest enemy is to think it's done" after Tuesday's 2-0 last 16, first leg win at a ten-man Eintracht ...

We have to think game by game." "It was an end-to-end game, which we want and thrive in. "We made a mistake on the halfway line and Napoli had the speed and the quality to use it.

Napoli's Giovanni Di Lorenzo celebrates his goal against Eintracht Frankfurt. Getty Images. Winning each of their last seven league games, Napoli started this ...

“I think we can do really well this season and perhaps celebrate some of the things we didn’t in previous years.” You never know what will happen in Europe, so we need to be ready for that game.” At the forefront of everything they do is of course Victor Osimhen. “The team played a great game, they told us that perhaps we play some of the best football in Italy because in Italy the football is bad.” he said in his Their domestic form has been so impressive that it has started to make a title victory look almost certain for Luciano Spalletti’s men. “We were a little tense at first, but we brought out our quality and deserved the win,” Di Lorenzo told Sport Mediaset.

Aurelio De Laurentiis is confident Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen will remain at Napoli for a long time, although 'sometimes there are offers you.

Perhaps, UEFA should let European leagues do the work and just be there to do secretary work. “It’s a fool thing. “I am very good at making contracts, so when they come to me, they are blocked, so keeping them here won’t be difficult. “It’s very important for Napeolitans. “I like Lozano, he gets regular playing time and is an excellent player. The thing that I like is that this side goes beyond single players.

“It's time we got rid of this cliche about defensive Italian football,” said Napoli head coach Luciano Spalletti after their 2-0 away win to Eintracht ...

Playing 11 against 10, Frankfurt were a player lighter in midfield and this added space allowed Kvaratskhelia to one-two his way through the defence and backheel for Di Lorenzo to find the bottom corner. Napoli’s front three are ahead of the ball, which allows Kim to slide Osimhen through. Napoli had six high turnovers in Frankfurt, their most in a Champions League game this season. The wing-backs dropped deep and the No 10s tucked in, marking Napoli’s central midfielders (yellow circles). From the kick-off, Napoli almost produced a carbon copy. Lozano collects and has an easy pass into Kvaratskhelia, who shoots straight at goalkeeper [Kevin Trapp](https://theathletic.com/football/player/kevin-trapp-n6jjxzeGhhVrAdCm/). Their initial efforts to solve Frankfurt’s block involved player rotation. [Kristijan Jakic](https://theathletic.com/football/player/kristijan-jakic-3FFwgm5t2OW0pwWM/) and forces a turnover into the path of Osimhen… This extends Napoli’s run to six straight wins, scoring at least twice in each and conceded just once. [Hirving Lozano](https://theathletic.com/football/player/hirving-lozano-wilZnoGETTv8wZ0F/). The only problem: Frankfurt didn’t leave any spaces.