Napoli vs. Madrid - As it happened
See how we lived this Champions League last-16 second-leg match Napoli vs. Real Madrid.
FULL-TIME: Napoli 1 - 3 Madrid
The referee blow the whistle and the match finishes 1-3 for Madrid, even though Napoli fought very hard and played brillianty in the first half.
FT: @en_sscnapoli 1-3 #RealMadrid (Mertens 24'; @SergioRamos 51', 57', @AlvaroMorata 90'+1') agg: 2-6#RMUCL #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/SnPY9WKqWg
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) 7 de marzo de 2017
THIRD GOAL FOR REAL
Morata scores in minute 91.
Two minutes of added time
Let's see what the last minutes bring.
Diawara sees yellow
He is booked for tackling Kroos.
Last few minutes are on
Both teams are exchanging possession of the ball but not a lot is happening
Great chance for Madrid to score a third!
Carvajal breaks into the Napoli box, but somehow misses the target
Chance for Napoli
Rog tries again but his effort goes high
Change for Madrid
Isco replaces Modric
Corner for Madrid
Kroos takes it
Real Madrid are happy to slow things down
Ther try to waste time whenever they can, as this contest is theirs for now
Change for Madrid
Morata comes in for Benzema
Last change for Napoli
Hamsik goes out, Zielinski in.
Benzema goes down inside the Napoli box
but the referee is not interested
Chance for Madrid
Ronaldo breaks into the Napoli box but Reina blocks his attempt
Second change for Napoli
Lorenzo Insigne is replaces by Arkadiusz Milik
Change for Madrid
Bale goes out, Lucas Vazquez comes in
Rog tries his luck
He hits one from distance but his effort is high.
No changes on the Madrid bench so far
Let's see if Benzema will complete the 90 minutes in this match.
Where are Napoli?
It seems like the players of Napoli have vanished after receiving the 1-2.
ANOTHER GOAL BY RAMOS!
Another corner kick, another goal by Ramos!
GOAL! Napoli 1-2 Real Madrid (Ramos 57) agg: 2-5 #UCL pic.twitter.com/VBwj1cjco3
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 7 de marzo de 2017
Change for Napoli
Allan is replaced by Rog
Yellow for Allan
He challenged Casemiro and got booked.
GOOOAL FOR MADRID!
Ramos levels! Ramos was picked out by a corner delivery from the left-hand side, and he mangaged to score with a beautiful header.
51' GOOOOOOOOOOAL by @SergioRamos!!!@en_sscnapoli 1-1 #RealMadrid#RMUCL #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/ebW3J07yJB
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) 7 de marzo de 2017
Benzema misses the target!
It seems like the Real Madrid players try to turn the tide in the second half
Kick-off for the second half
Madrid resume the action
What might Zidane say to his player during interval?
Not the first half he would have wanted. What will Zinédine Zidane say to his @realmadriden players during the interval? #UCL pic.twitter.com/yuvq0hDBIX
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 7 de marzo de 2017
First half is over!
This first period has been brilliant with the hosts leading 1-0.
Another chance for Real
Casemiro balloons the ball high over the cross-bar.
Double missed chance for Madrid
Ronaldo hits the woodwork, the Bale misses the target
Next chance for Napoli
Insigne has an attempt on goal but Navas saves.
GOOOAL FOR NAPOLI
Mertens scores, with assistance by Hamsik. Fine finish into the bottom far corner!
#NapoliRealMadrid 1-0: goooooooooooool di @dries_mertens14 @ChampionsLeague #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/m2pRmIqbK8
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) 7 de marzo de 2017
Kroos escapes yellow card
He could have gotten one for alate challenge on Hysai
Finally chance for Madrid
Bale has an effort on goal
Hamsik is running the show!
The Napoli player is pushing for a goal
Navas saves!
The Madrid goalkeeper pushes a powerful Insigne effort wide of the post
Chance for Madrid
Benzema and Cristiano get into the game after a pass by Bale, but it was off-side
Chance for Hamsik
But his effort is wide
Encouraging start from Napoli!
They are clearly using the atmosphere in their stadium to their advantage
Navas saves!
Ghoulam tries to score by whipping a corner into the near-post but Navas is alert.
Corner for Napoli
Great chance for Mertens again
The hosts are pressing for a goal
Hamsik is seeing plenty of the ball for Napoli at the moment
Real Madrid clears
As expected it has been a fast start at San Paolo
Corner for Napoli
Mertens shoots the ball on the edge of the Madrid, but his effort is deflected. The hosts win a corner.
KICK-OFF!
Napoli get us underway at San Paolo for this Champions League last-16 second-leg.
The players are coming out of the tunnel
Only five minutes to go! We will listen to the hymn of the Champions League and we well be underway.
Just a few minutes left until kick-off!
The atmosphere at San Paolo is amazing.
Maradona and Careca are in San Paolo
The two legends in the history of football of Napoli have decided to be present for this special occasion.
The teams are out on the pitch
The players of Real Madrid and Napoli are on the field and warming up
Here are the official line-ups!
For Madrid will be playing:
Keylor; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Bale, Benzema, Cristiano.
The substitutes are: Nacho, Rodrigues, Casilla, Vázquez, Morata, Isco, Danilo
For Napoli will be playing:
Reina; Hysaj, Raul Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Diawara, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne.
The substitutes are: Barbosa, Frello Filho, Maggio, Maksimovic, Zielinski, Rog, Milik
Las formaciones oficiales:#ForzaNapoliSempre #NapoliRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/RNtQIFt235
— SSC Napoli (@Napoli_Goleador) 7 de marzo de 2017
The atmosphere in the stadium San Paolo was already this afternoon on fire, with stands full of fans waiting for the kick-off
Emozione San Paolo #NapoliRealMadrid #UCL #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/d80dAcyKzH
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) 7 de marzo de 2017
"The whites" on their way to the place to be earlier today...
#RMUCL #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/L1BXQG9xdU
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadridfra) 7 de marzo de 2017
Follow live updates of tonight's Champions League last-16 second-leg match Napoli vs. Real Madrid at San Paolo. Kick-off is at 20.45!