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PSV Rout Napoli 6-2 After Comeback in Champions League

An injury-hit, ill-disciplined Napoli looked brittle throughout.

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - PSV Eindhoven v Napoli - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands - October 21, 2025 PSV Eindhoven players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - PSV Eindhoven v Napoli - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands - October 21, 2025 PSV Eindhoven's Dennis Man celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Ivan Perisic and Anass Salah-Eddine REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - PSV Eindhoven v Napoli - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands - October 21, 2025 PSV Eindhoven's Ricardo Pepi scores their fifth goal REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - PSV Eindhoven v Napoli - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands - October 21, 2025 PSV Eindhoven's Armando Obispo in action with Napoli's Lorenzo Lucca REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Overview

  • Dennis Man struck twice after halftime, with further PSV goals from Ismael Saibari, Ricardo Pepi and Couhaib Driouech plus an Alessandro Buongiorno own goal.
  • Scott McTominay put Napoli ahead with a 31st-minute header and added a late second in the 86th minute.
  • PSV flipped the game to 2-1 within seven minutes of falling behind and overran Napoli in a frenetic second half.
  • Lorenzo Lucca received a red card for dissent with 14 minutes left, leaving Napoli down to 10 men during the closing barrage.
  • The win marked PSV’s first of the group phase and moved them to four points from three games, one more than Napoli, while local authorities removed 230 fans before kickoff without reported clashes.