Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli Live

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli Live Still reigning supreme in Italy, Serie A leaders Napoli aim to secure a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, when they host Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Maradona.

 

 

Following a 2-0 win in Germany, the Scudetto favourites start the second leg of their last-16 tie in the driving seat, but their visitors can draw upon last year's Europa League heroics for inspiration.
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Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates scoring their first goal with Victor Osimhen on February 17, 2023© Reuters

Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt Live Stream

Napoli's two-goal victory in Frankfurt was not only their first ever victory over Eintracht, following two previous losses, but also leaves them on the verge of reaching the Champions League's last eight for the very first time.

Strikes either side of the break, from star striker Victor Osimhen and captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo, secured the Partenopei a significant advantage against opposition reduced to 10 men when Randal Kolo Muani was sent off in the 58th minute.

Having now racked up 22 goals in the competition this season, Napoli return to home soil, where they are unbeaten in their last 11 Champions League home games, winning all three so far this term and scoring at least three goals each time.

Luciano Spalletti's side may have since suffered a first league defeat at Stadio Maradona of the 2022-23 campaign, but they eased past Atalanta at their Campanian headquarters on Saturday, after wing wizard Khvicha Kvaratskhelia broke the deadlock with a dazzling solo goal.

The Georgian's strike helped his side hold an 18-point lead atop the Serie A standings, and it is surely just a matter of time before they are crowned champions for the first time in more than three decades.

With domestic glory apparently in hand, Napoli's gaze is now set on breaking new ground in Europe, and having blitzed their way through the group stage before winning their first knockout fixture, Spalletti may fancy his team can not only finish the job on Wednesday but also go all the way to Istanbul.

Eintracht Frankfurt's Randal Kolo Muani is shown a red card by referee Artur Soares Dias as Napoli's Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Amir Rrahmani react on February 21, 2023© Reuters

When their star man was shown a straight red card for lunging in late on Napoli's Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, defeat seemed inevitable for a Frankfurt side already trailing to fiendishly difficult opponents in last month's reverse fixture.

The Italian club's visit to Deutsche Bank Park did not go to plan in any aspect from the hosts' point of view, as Eintracht recorded both their fewest shots (five) and most shots against (18) in any of their seven Champions League games this season.

Left with a steep uphill task to claw their way back into the tie, Die Adler's form since does not suggest they can cause such an upset, as a run of one loss and two draws in the Bundesliga has seen them slip to sixth in the standings.

Now five points shy of the all-important top four, Frankfurt were held to a 1-1 home draw by lowly Stuttgart on Saturday, when Sebastian Rode scored with their only shot on target.

Having lifted the Europa League trophy last term, though, Oliver Glasner's men have still lost just three of their last 20 matches in Europe while recording 10 wins in the process, so will not travel to Naples without hope.