🏆👉UEFA announcing the match officials for the Champions League Group Stage Group E Matchday 3 game Chelsea vs AC Milan on Wednesday 5 October 2022 at Stamford Bridge in London, England at 21:00.
Referee Danny Makkelie from the Netherlands will be assisted by Hessel Steegstra (NED) and Jan de Vries (NED). The Fourth Official will be Allard Lindhout (NED). The VAR will be Dennis Higler (NED). The AVAR will be Pol van Boekel (NED). The Referee Observer will be Konrad Plautz (AUT)
Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Wednesday 5 October 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 5 October 2022.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Wednesday 5 October
👉What a Champions League!
Barca beaten, Round of 16 closer
Inter heart
👉Napoli 6 unique
A football lesson to Ajax
👉Milan with the anti-wizard
Leao is Pioli’s weapon against Potter’s Chelsea
44% Ball Possession AJAX and 56% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Ajax 1 – 6 Napoli
9′ Mohammed Kudus 18′ Giacomo Raspadori
. 33′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo
. 45′ Piotr Zielinski
. 47′ Giacomo Raspadori
. 64′ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
. 81′ Giovanni Simeone
🏆👉 Napoli win the Champions League Group Stage – Group A game against Ajax on Tuesday 4 October 2022 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Undoubtedly, Napoli displayed a football masterpiece crushing Ajax and winning their third win out of three Champions League group games. Certainly, Napoli and Coach Luciano Spalletti are living one of the best nights in their history, bringing home the biggest victory ever: a 6-1 that improves in extremis even the 5-1 at Valencia in 1992, that of the historic pokerissimo of Daniel Fonseca. The Azzurri remain with full points in the Champions League group with 9 points and the best attack (13 goals scored). Liverpool second at 6 after the 2-0 at Rangers, Ajax at 3 and the Scots at zero seem already left out.
Napoli lead Group A in the 1st position with full 9 points.
Ajax opened the score in the 9th minute. Mohammed Kudus defeated Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Kenneth Taylor.
👉Ajax 1 – 0 Napoli, 9th minute ⚽️ goal by Mohammed Kudus for @AFCAjax from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Kenneth Taylor. https://t.co/UJ08DO5waR
Napoli reacted and equalized for the 1-1 in the 18th minute. Giacomo Raspadori level the score defeating Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mathías Olivera.
👉Ajax 1 – 1 Napoli, 18th minute ⚽️ goal by Giacomo Raspadori equalized for @en_sscnapoli with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mathías Olivera. https://t.co/F3h2Nfy4EC
Things are working out for Napoli taking the lead in the 33rd minute! Wohoooo it is Giovanni Di Lorenzo to score with a headed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner conceded by Dusan Tadic.
👉Ajax 1 – 2 Napoli, 33rd minute ⚽️ goal by Giovanni Di Lorenzo for @en_sscnapoli with a headed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner conceded by Dusan Tadic. https://t.co/6TJWHHdAif
It’s party time with Napoli increasing the score for the 1-3 in the 45th minute!!! Piotr Zielinski with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa. The party is set for NAPOLIIIIII
👉Ajax 1 – 3 Napoli, 45th minute, ⚽️ goal by Piotr Zielinski for @en_sscnapoli with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa. https://t.co/LZWdN3yXPL
A total roller coaster with Napoli overtuning the result and motivation is high! Napoli returned in the second half to score for the 1-4 in the 47th minute! A brace by Giacomo Raspadori with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
👉Ajax 1 – 4 Napoli, 47th minute, ⚽️ goal by Giacomo Raspadori for @en_sscnapoli with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa. https://t.co/o91trAuA2G
Mamma mia!!! Napoli just rocking and score again and now is 1-5 in the 64th minute!!! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Giacomo Raspadori.
👉Ajax 1 – 5 Napoli, 64th minute, ⚽️ goal by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for @en_sscnapoli with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Giacomo Raspadori. https://t.co/AjHOkQZlkY
All merit and “Long live Napoli!” In the 81st minute, there it is El Cholito Giovanni Simeone sealing the game for a 1-6 with a right-footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Tanguy Ndombélé.
👉Ajax 1 – 6 Napoli, 81st minute, ⚽️ goal by Giovanni Simeone for @en_sscnapoli with a right-footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Tanguy Ndombélé. https://t.co/H6uCZKhnPM
2022 – 2023 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage – Group A
Matchday 3
Ajax 1 – 6 Napoli
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremy Stinat (FRA)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Benoit Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)
⚽️ Goals: 9′ M. Kudus (A), 18′, 47′ Giacomo Raspadori (N), 33′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (N), 45′ Piotr Zielinski (N), 64′ Kvaratskhelia, 81′ Giovanni Simeone (N)
🏆👉 Here are Ajax vs Napoli official starting lineups for the Champions League Group Stage – Group A game on Tuesday 4 October 2022 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands at 21:00.
Inter win the Champions League Group Stage – Group C game against Barcelona on Tuesday 4 October 2022 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. Hakan Çalhanoglu’s goal at the end of the first half decided the victory. Surely, it is a very important victory for Inter getting the three points in a suffering match. Barcelona almost got a draw after the goal by Pedri who had taken advantage of an empty exit from goalkeeper Onana and deposited the ball in the net, but the VAR recalled the referee for a handball by Fati. The goal was canceled.
Inter are in the 2nd position with 6 points.
Inter opened the score before ending the first half in the 45+2′ minute. It is Hakan Çalhanoglu to defeat Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Federico Dimarco.
👉Inter 1 – 0 Barcelona, 45+2 minute, ⚽️ goal by Hakan Çalhanoglu for @Inter_en with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Federico Dimarco. https://t.co/UQhHIB3WBd
✅ Stats before the game. Inter have won only two of their 14 games in European competition against Barcelona (4N, 8P), 2-1 in the Fairs Cup in January 1970 and 3-1 in the Champions League in April 2010. Barcelona’s two away wins against Inter Milan have been separated for 60 years, 4-2 in the Fairs Cup in September 1959 and 2-1 in the Champions League in December 2019. Inter have lost six Champions League matches against Barcelona, a negative record for the Nerazzurri against a single opponent. Barcelona, on the other hand, only against Celtic (8) have collected more successes in the competition. Barcelona have lost three of their last four away matches in the Champions League group stage (1W), as many defeats as in the previous 25 (15W, 7N). Xavi is only the second manager to have found defeat in the first two Champions League away games with Barcelona, after Louis van Gaal in 1997. Inter have lost their last two Champions League matches at the Meazza (0-2 against Liverpool and Bayern Munich) – only once have the Nerazzurri recorded three consecutive home defeats in the European Cup / Champions League (between February and September 2011) .
BARCELONA (4-3-3): 1 Ter Stegen; 20 Sergi Roberto, 15 Christensen, 24 Eric Garcia, 17 Marcos Alonso; 30 Gavi, 5 Busquets, 8 Pedri; 7 Dembélé, 9 Lewandowski, 22 Raphinha.
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Slovenian Referee Slavko Vincic will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Tomaz Klancnik (SVN) and Assistant Referee 2: Andraz Kovacic (SVN). The Fourth Official will be Rade Obenovic (SVN). The VAR will be Pol van Boekel (NED). The AVAR will be Dennis Higler (NED). The Referee Observer will be Marinus Koopman (NED).
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