Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli Match Analysis & Prediction
21/02/2023 11:00 pm
Having blitzed their way though the group stage, Napoli return to Champions League action on Tuesday, when they visit Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.
While the hosts fought back on Group D’s final day to snatch second spot, the Serie A leaders cruised through to the last 16 by winning their first five matches. The pair now contest the first leg of a tie which decides who will reach the quarter-finals.
A first Scudetto since 1990 already seems to be assured for the success-starved Napoli, but head coach Luciano Spaletti may fancy his side’s chances of going all the way to Istanbul as well, after they racked up 20 goals in Group A – the most of any side in the group stage.
More recently, Partenopei moved 18 points clear at the top of the Serie A table following an away victory over Sassuolo on Friday, although their lead was cut back by Inter beating Udinese 24 hours later.
As a result, Napoli have won 18 of their last 19 league matches. They have only lost once in the league all season – to second-placed Inter in the first game back after the World Cup- but they did exit the Coppa Italia to lowly Cremonese after fielding an under-strength side.
Frankfurt won their last two matches in the group stage – 2-1 against both Marseille and Sporting – to progress to the latter stages.
Oliver Glasner’s side have lost just two of their last 19 matches in Europe while recording 10 wins in the process, and at Deutsche Bank Park they have suffered just one defeat in nine continental contests – a surprising 3-0 reverse to Sporting last September.
An impressive recent run has also lifted Frankfurt into the top six, with French World Cup star Randal Kolo Muani scoring seven goals in their last six games, including the second in a 2-0 victory over Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Napoli Head to head
These two teams have not previously met and this will be their first meeting in the Champions League.
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Eintracht Frankfurt Team News
Frankfurt’s Eric Dina Ebimbe is still sidelined by an ankle problem, while the hosts are likely to bring in Hrvoje Smolcic and Aurelio Buta against Napoli.
Randal Kolo Muani starts up front, and the French forward has scored in both of his last two Champions League appearances, in addition to registering 10 goals and 10 assists during his debut season in the Bundesliga.
Eintracht Frankfurt's Last 5 Matches
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28/01/2023Bayern Munich1Eintracht Frankfurt1Bundesliga
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04/02/2023Eintracht Frankfurt3Hertha Berlin0Bundesliga
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07/02/2023Eintracht Frankfurt4Darmstadt2DFB Pokal
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12/02/2023FC Cologne3Eintracht Frankfurt0Bundesliga
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18/02/2023Eintracht Frankfurt2Werder Bremen0Bundesliga
Napoli Team News
A muscular injury for Giacomo Raspadori rules him out for Napoli, so Victor Osimhen should be flanked by Hirving Lozano and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
In midfield, Piotr Zielinski will expect to return in place of Eljif Elmas, while Mario Rui and Mathias Olivera battle for the right to start at left-back.
Napoli's Last 5 Matches
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21/01/2023Salernitana0Napoli2Serie A
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29/01/2023Napoli2Roma1Serie A
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05/02/2023Spezia0Napoli3Serie A
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12/02/2023Napoli3Cremonese0Serie A
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17/02/2023Sassuolo0Napoli2Serie A
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