Napoli 2–3 Chelsea
- Vergara 33'
- Højlund 43'
- Fernández 19' (pen.)
- Pedro 61'
- Pedro 82'
28 January 2026
The match in data
Chelsea got the better of Napoli, 3–2, on 28 January 2026, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 8).
Chelsea came from behind: they were trailing 2–1 at 43'.
Player of the match: Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), rated 61, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.42 xG. Højlund produced 1.2 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Chelsea, the highest-rated player was João Pedro, with 58.
João Pedro scored twice.
Rasmus Højlund
Napoli · 90'
Produced 1.22× and cost 0.50× their position's average
- 1 goal 3.9×
- 0.42 xG 1.6×
- 2 completed dribbles 1.8×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.21 1.4×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.9×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Højlund ★ | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Mathías Olivera | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Antonio Vergara | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Alessandro Buongiorno | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Alex Meret | Goalkeeper | 90 | 41 |
| Stanislav Lobotka | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Miguel Gutiérrez | Defender | 23 | 39 |
| Juan Jesus | Defender | 67 | 38 |
| Scott McTominay | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Eljif Elmas | Midfielder | 82 | 34 |
| Leonardo Spinazzola | Defender | 82 | 23 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Forward | 8 | no rating |
| Sam Beukema | Defender | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| João Pedro | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Andrey Santos | Midfielder | 59 | 56 |
| Moisés Caicedo | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Pedro Neto | Forward | 46 | 54 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | Defender | 31 | 54 |
| Robert Sánchez | Goalkeeper | 90 | 53 |
| Malo Gusto | Defender | 59 | 51 |
| Reece James | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Enzo Fernández | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Wesley Fofana | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Marc Cucurella | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Cole Palmer | Midfielder | 44 | 37 |
| Estêvão | Forward | 74 | 31 |
| Jamie Gittens | Forward | 31 | 14 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Benoît Badiashile | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
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Which Chelsea player won the most duels?
João Pedro, with 9 duels won. Next: Marc Cucurella 4, Enzo Fernández 4.
João Pedro stood out in physical battles for Chelsea, winning 9 duels against Napoli. Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernández trailed as the next highest with 4 each.
Which Napoli player won the most duels?
Antonio Vergara, with 11 duels won. Next: Alessandro Buongiorno 6, Scott McTominay 5.
Despite Napoli's 2–3 defeat to Chelsea, Antonio Vergara shone individually by winning 11 duels. Alessandro Buongiorno with 6 and Scott McTominay with 5 trailed behind.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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