Champions League 2025-2026: Napoli-Eintracht, the likely lineups

First in the Italian league, Napoli dives into the Champions League with the goal of improving a ranking that sees it, currently, 23rd with three points won in three regular season matches.

Today (kickoff at 6:45 p.m.), at the Maradona, comes Eintracht Frankfurt, another team that is not having a great time in the Champions League (it has the same points as the partenopei). Among the precedents, to highlight the last double confrontation in the round of 16 of the Champions League season 2022/23 with the two matches both won by the blue team.

Conte, who appeared rather assertive in the press conference on the eve of the match, has to deal with many absences. He will rely on 4-3-3 with Lobotka again starting in the middle of the field and, in attack, the trident formed by Politano, Hojlund and Neres. On the other side, Toppmoller is expected to line up with 4-3-2-1 with Doan and Bahoya behind forward Burkardt. Whoever wins rises to six points and gets fully back on track.

Probable lineups

Napoli (4-3-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Gutierrez; Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Hojlund, Neres. All. Conte.

Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1): Zetterer; Amenda, Koch, Theate; Kristensen, Larsson, Skhiri, Brown; Doan, Bahoya; Burkardt. All. Toppmoller.