Football/Champions League: Napoli-Real Madrid (2-3)
Real Madrid recorded another victory with a 2-3 win over Napoli on Tuesday in the second round of the Champions League. Although the Italians opened the scoring, the Merengues made the difference to secure their second win of the competition. After a Vinícius Júnior goal, Jude Bellingham scored again.
Football is a game played eleven against eleven, and very often it is Real Madrid who have the last word. Carlo Ancelotti’s men put their experience to good use in a spectacular and entertaining 2-3 win away to a boiling Napoli.
Napoli even had a little help from fate, when the VAR system caught Nacho’s hand in a duel with Victor Osimhen, who was very active, particularly in the air. Piotr Zielinski’s penalty revived a match that had lived up to all its promises in terms of scenario and appearance (2-2, 54′). The equaliser reinvigorated the Italian club, who had clear chances to go back in front (56th, 66th), but failed to convert them. The famous «details»
Real Madrid know how to master these high-stakes matches. And they proved it again by making the most of one of their few highlights of a second half in which they were less imperious. Federico Valverde took advantage of a corner that was cleared off his line to fire a missile against the bar and then Alex Meret’s back. This successful ping-pong was enough to make the difference, much to Napoli’s displeasure (2-3, 78′).
