Napoli 0-1 Arsenal Player Ratings: Ødegaard's 75th-Minute Strike Sinks Fading Napoli in Champions League Opener

The Napoli vs Arsenal game at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona was quite a tight affair, with both teams looking solid in everything they did, leaving little margin for error.

Possession was evenly distributed between the two teams, with Arsenal FC getting the best chance to go ahead when Mikel Merino headed straight at Alex Meret, who made a superb reaction save. Bukayo Saka had another great chance before halftime, but he skied his shot from inside the box, much to the relief of the Napoli fans.

SSC Napoli had half-chances through Kevin De Bruyne and Matteo Politano, but those efforts hardly troubled David Raya between the sticks, ending the first half goalless.

After several let-offs in the second half, the Gunners finally had their noses in front through their skipper, Martin Ødegaard, as he hit a strong strike from the edge of the box, which had a slight touch of Vanja Milinković-Savić's fingers before ricocheting off the left post in the 75th minute.

The last season's runners-up made a fine start to their new campaign, with Napoli left to ponder a lot after losing back-to-back games across two different competitions.

Here are the Napoli vs Arsenal Player Ratings.

Key Takeaways

• Mathías Olivera won the most aerial duels (5).
• Martin Ødegaard recorded the most key passes (4).
• Amir Rrahmani had the most successful clearances in this game (6).

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Man of the Match

Martin Ødegaard was adjudged Sportsdunia's man of the match in this UCL match.

Worst Performer

Billy Gilmour was the worst of the lot from Napoli vs Arsenal.