The duel between Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt was overshadowed by serious riots. On Wednesday afternoon, Frankfurt hooligans threw objects such as tables, chairs and firecrackers in the direction of the emergency services. A police car was also set on fire. According to media reports, Ultras from Frankfurt attacked the police officers and carabinieri.
The Prefecture of Naples had previously banned fans from Frankfurt from the stadium for the game in the evening, as there were also serious riots on the sidelines of the first leg. Eintracht fans attacked Napoli supporters. Nine people were briefly taken into custody at the time. Eintracht had to equalize a 0:2 deficit. The first goal of the game came in the first half of stoppage time. Victor Osimhen’s header made it 1-0 for Napoli.
A few minutes after the change of sides, Osimhen made his brace perfect. The Napoli striker was there after a cross pass into Di Lorenzo’s five and only had to push in (53′). But in the 63rd minute things got worse for the Glasner team. Sow fouled Zieliński in the penalty area. The fouled himself started and converted the penalty to 3:0. Thus, Naples left no doubt about the rise.
Liverpool faced a Herculean task at Real Madrid. The Reds lost the first leg 2-5 despite leading 2-0. Despite the apparently hopeless starting position, Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp emphasized in advance that they go to Madrid to win. From the start, both teams showed an enormously high pace. After 15 minutes, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson held the zero. After a cross from the right, Nacho was able to prevail. He headed the ball back to the five. Vinicius Junior got the header but Alisson was wary. Camavinga hit the bar from 23 meters five minutes later.
It was 0-0 at half-time. The game flattened out in the second round. Any hopes of Liverpool FC were dashed by Karim Benzema in the 78th minute. Camavinga got through to the Frenchman. Van Dijk intervened, but the ball went to Vinicius Junior, who saw Benzema and flicked it across. The Royal goalscorer then made it 1-0. In the end, that should be enough for the sovereign rise of the Madrilenians.
Nigerian Gift Emmanuel Orban made European Cup history on Wednesday. The Gent striker scored three goals (31st, 32nd, 34th) in less than four minutes (31st, 32nd, 34th) in his club’s 4-1 away win in the Round of 16 second leg of the Soccer Conference League against Istanbul Basaksehir, making it the fastest hat-trick in a European club competition. Previously, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah had held the record.
The Egyptian scored three times in six minutes in the Champions League 7-1 win over Glasgow Rangers in October 2022. Gent advanced to the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 5-2.