Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt draw goalless in Champions League

Napoli were held to a goalless draw by Eintracht Frankfurt at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday, leaving both sides with four points in the Champions League group after four matches. The match produced few clear chances as Napoli dominated possession but failed to break down a compact Eintracht defense that looked to spring counterattacks.

Napoli started brightly and had the better of possession, with Rasmus Hojlund and Eljif Elmas testing Eintracht goalkeeper Michael Zetterer early. Hojlund forced a save in the sixth minute and Elmas produced a promising run whose finish did not trouble the keeper. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa saw a long-range effort clear the bar in the 41st minute. After the interval Scott McTominay missed the best opening of the night when he blazed over from close range following a through pass from Elmas, and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic pushed away a close-range Ansgar Knauff strike late on. Deep into stoppage time Zetterer gathered a Hojlund effort amid a scramble in the box.

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