Chelsea Snatches the Qualification Ticket to the Champions League Round of 16 from Napoli
The English club Chelsea achieved an exciting victory over the Italian club Napoli with a score of 3-2, in the match held at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, as part of the eighth and final round of the league phase in the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea opened the scoring early in the 19th minute through Enzo Fernandez from a penalty kick, before Napoli came back strong to equalize through Antonio Vergara in the 33rd minute, and then took the lead with a second goal by Rasmus Hojlund in the 43rd minute.
In the second half, Chelsea managed to level the score through Joao Pedro in the 61st minute, before the same player returned to score the third winning goal in the 83rd minute, confirming the London team's victory away from home.
With this victory, Chelsea raised its tally to 16 points to occupy the sixth place in the standings, securing direct qualification to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Meanwhile, Napoli's tally froze at 8 points in the thirtieth position, officially exiting the tournament.
Chelsea opened the scoring early in the 19th minute through Enzo Fernandez from a penalty kick, before Napoli came back strong to equalize through Antonio Vergara in the 33rd minute, and then took the lead with a second goal by Rasmus Hojlund in the 43rd minute.
In the second half, Chelsea managed to level the score through Joao Pedro in the 61st minute, before the same player returned to score the third winning goal in the 83rd minute, confirming the London team's victory away from home.
With this victory, Chelsea raised its tally to 16 points to occupy the sixth place in the standings, securing direct qualification to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Meanwhile, Napoli's tally froze at 8 points in the thirtieth position, officially exiting the tournament.