Chelsea came back from 2-1 down in Naples to earn a really impressive victory against Antonio Conte’s Napoli, and secure a top 8 finish in the Champions League.
MOTM – Joao Pedro
Analysis
Joao Pedro celebrates with Chelsea players.
Joao Pedro celebrates with Chelsea players. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Following his superb showing against Crystal Palace on Sunday, Joao Pedro was the hero again here, scoring two and showing how high his confidence is right now.
Already it seems that Liam Rosenior’s tactics are suiting his number 9s more than Enzo Maresca’s formations ever did.
Teams
Napoli
Alex Meret
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Nunes Juan Jesus
Alessandro Buongiorno
Leonardo Spinazzola
Stanislav Lobotka
Scott McTominay
Mathias Olivera
Antonio Vergara
Eljif Elmas
Rasmus Hojlund
Substitutes
Nikita Contini
David Spinelli
Miguel Gutierrez (s 67′)
Romelu Lukaku (s 82′)
Sam Beukema (s 82′)
Emmanuele De Chiara
Christian Garofalo
Chelsea
Robert Sanchez
Malo Gusto
Reece James
Wesley Fofana
Marc Cucurella
Andrey Santos
Moises Caicedo
de Oliveira Estevao
Enzo Fernandez
Pedro Neto
Joao Pedro
Substitutes
Filip Jorgensen
Max Merrick
Benoit Badiashile (s 90′)
Liam Delap
Cole Palmer (s 46′)
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (s 59′)
Jorrel Hato
Trevoh Chalobah (s 59′)
Tyrique George
Josh Acheampong
Marc Guiu
Alejandro Garnacho (s 74′)
Stats
Statistic Napoli Chelsea
Ball possession 46% 54%
Expected goals (xG) 0.98 2.02
Total shots 11 8
Shots on target 5 5
Big chances 1 4
Big chances missed 0 2
Accurate passes 456 (86%) 568 (89%)
Fouls committed 15 15
Corners 4 1
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