Odegaard Winner Caps Arsenal Champions League Win at Napoli

Martin Odegaard scored the only goal as Arsenal opened their Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory over Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday, continuing a striking turnaround in the captain's form. The Norway international struck in the 75th minute, driving a left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area into the far corner. It was his fourth goal in five appearances across all competitions this season, a sharp contrast to an injury-hit 2025-26 campaign in which he scored just once. Arsenal dominated the contest, registering 26 shots to Napoli's five, their most on record in a Champions League match since records began in 2003-04, with an expected goals figure of 4.05 against 0.22. Despite the volume of chances, finishing proved wasteful, with Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino, Piero Hincapie and Noni Madueke among those to miss opportunities before Odegaard's intervention. Kai Havertz had a goal disallowed for offside in added time. Substitute Christos Tzolis provided the assist for the winner.