Leicester City FC vs SSC Napoli, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Leicester City FC vs SSC Napoli — Europe at King Power Stadium.
- Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Sep SSC Napoli H 2–2 D 11 Sep Manchester City FC H 0–1 L 28 Aug Norwich City FC A 2–1 W 23 Aug West Ham United FC A 1–4 L 14 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 23 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Sep Leicester City FC A 2–2 D 11 Sep Juventus FC H 2–1 W 29 Aug Genoa CFC A 2–1 W 22 Aug Venezia FC H 2–0 W 23 May Hellas Verona FC H 1–1 D 16 May ACF Fiorentina A 2–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. SSC Napoli kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Osimhen, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
- 9' Leicester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ayoze Perez on 9.
- 14' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Leicester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 21' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 32' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Youri Tielemans. He replaces Ayoze Perez on 46 minute.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Patson Daka suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' Leicester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
- 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
- 59' What a strike from Patson Daka! The score is 2-0.
- 64' Goal! Harvey Barnes scores his 60 goal in 368 matches.
- 64' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Hirving Lozano departs to be replaced by Matteo Politano.
- 69' Goal! Victor Osimhen scores his 119 goal in 262 matches.
- 70' The whistle greets Patson Daka as he departs to be replaced by Ademola Lookman.
- 74' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Ounas is hanging Lorenzo Insigne on the field on 74 minute.
- 76' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 78' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 78 minute. Boubakary Soumare leaves to be changed by James Maddison.
- 83' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
- 84' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 84 minute. Andre Zambo Anguissa leaves to be changed by Andrea Petagna.
- 87' Victor Osimhen with the second goal in the match!
- 88' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Jamie Vardy on 88 minute.
- 90' Wilfred Ndidi was booked on 90.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Leicester City FC
Starting XI- 25
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Kelechi Iheanacho ↓ Jamie Vardy 88'
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Jonny Evans ↓ Caglar Soyuncu 46'
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Ayoze Perez ↓ Youri Tielemans 46'
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Patson Daka ↓ Ademola Lookman 70'
Bench-
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Jamie Vardy ↑ 88'
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James Maddison ↑ 78'
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Caglar Soyuncu ↑ 46'
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Ademola Lookman ↑ 70'
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Youri Tielemans ↑ 46'
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Coach Brendan RodgersSSC Napoli
Starting XI- 11
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24
Lorenzo Insigne ↓ Adam Ounas 74'
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20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Eljif Elmas 64'
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Kevin Malcuit ↓ Juan Jesus 84'
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Bench-
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Eljif Elmas ↑ 64'
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Adam Ounas ↑ 74'
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Matteo Politano ↑ 64'
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Andrea Petagna ↑ 84'
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Juan Jesus ↑ 84'
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Coach Luciano Spalletti -
Head to Head
Leicester City FC Form
2021-09-16 Leicester City FC 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2021-09-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2021-08-28 Norwich City FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2021-08-23 West Ham United FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2021-08-14 Leicester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-05-23 Leicester City FC 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L