Napoli have a 2-0 first leg lead against Eintracht Frankfurt, looking to Victor Osimhen and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia for an historic first ever foray into the Champions League quarter-finals.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 20.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Partenopei won the first leg 2-0 in Germany thanks to Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo goals, after Kvaratskhelia saw an early penalty saved.

Alex Meret, Kim Min-jae and Hirving Lozano have all shaken off knocks, so only Giacomo Raspadori is out of action, but Matteo Politano starts.

Randal Kolo Muani was sent off in the first leg and is therefore suspended, with Jesper Lindstrom injured.

Eintracht Frankfurt won the Europa League last season, but currently sit sixth in the Bundesliga and managed only two draws in their last four competitive games.

The away goals rule has been scrapped, so if Napoli lose by any two-goal margin, it goes to extra time.

There was controversy because local authorities banned entry to those born in or registered as residents of Frankfurt due to fears over crowd trouble.

Several hundred made the journey anyway, helped by an alliance with Atalanta ultras, who have a bitter rivalry with Napoli, and there were already attacks on Italian police in the streets today.

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim Min-jae, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

Napoli bench: Idasiak, Gollini, Juan Jesus, Elmas, Lozano, Olivera, Simeone, Bereszynski, Ostigard, Gaetano, Ndombele

Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp; Tuta, Buta, N’Dicka; Knauff, Rode, Sow, Lenz; Gotze, Kamada; Borré

Eintracht bench: Ramaj, Horz, Smolcic, Jakic, Alidou, Toure, Hasebe, Alario, Chandler, Max

Ref: Taylor (ENG)

15-03-2023 20:00
1/8 Final

Player statistic

1st half
    26' Yellow card Evan Ndicka
    32' Yellow card Christopher Lenz
Victor Osimhen
(Assist: Matteo Politano)
Goal 45+2'    
2nd half
Victor Osimhen
(Assist: Giovanni Di Lorenzo)
Goal 53'    
Piotr Zielinski Penalty 64'    
    65' Yellow card Mario Götze
Juan Jesus Yellow card 77'    

Match statistic

60
Possession %
40
12
Total shots
6
8
Shots on target
1
2
Shots off target
2
2
Blocked shots
3
4
Corners
3
2
Offsides
0
13
Fouls
15
NAP
SGE

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
22
6
Defender
3
Defender
66'
99
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
74'
68
Midfielder
77
74'
21
Attacker
66'
9
Attacker
81'
1
Goalkeeper
24
Defender
25
Defender
67'
2
Defender
35
Defender
15
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
27
Midfielder
17
Midfielder
74'
36
Attacker
62'
19
Attacker

Substitutes

55
Defender
19
70
Midfielder
16
Goalkeeper
95
Goalkeeper
17
Defender
5
Defender
66'
11
Attacker
66'
7
Midfielder
74'
91
Midfielder
74'
18
Attacker
81'
21
Attacker
22
Defender
20
Midfielder
18
Defender
40
Goalkeeper
5
Defender
47
Goalkeeper
Attacker
62'
32
Defender
67'
6
Midfielder
74'

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