PREVIEW | Napoli vs Chelsea - team news, lineups, predictions

Napoli and Chelsea clash this Wednesday at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona of the UEFA Champions League.

In their last fixture, Napoli suffered a 3-0 reverse against Juventus (Serie A 2025/26). In their last match, Chelsea prevailed 1-3 against Crystal Palace (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Chelsea winning 4-1.

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Napoli

• Kevin De Bruyne - Hamstring Muscle Injury
• Pasquale Mazzocchi - Bruise
• Billy Gilmour - Muscle Injury
• Zambo Anguissa - Muscle Injury
• Matteo Politano - Hamstring Injury
• Amir Rrahmani - Strain In The Thigh And Gluteal Muscles

Chelsea

• Levi Colwill - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Mykhailo Mudryk - Legal impediment
• Roméo Lavia - Injury
• Raheem Sterling - No Eligibility

Last starting XIs

Napoli ( vs Juventus 2026-01-25): Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Juan Jesus, Alessandro Buongiorno, Miguel Gutiérrez, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Leo Spinazzola, Antonio Vergara, Rasmus Højlund, Elif Elmas

Chelsea ( vs Crystal Palace 2026-01-25): Robert Sánchez, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Moisés Caicedo, Estêvão, Enzo Fernández, Pedro Neto, João Pedro

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MANAGERS

• Antonio Conte faced Chelsea on five occasions, recording one victory, one draw, and three defeats.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Chelsea currently has one defeat in the last six games.
• Away from home, Chelsea comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
• Away from home, Chelsea comes from seven consecutive games conceding goals.
• Away from home, Chelsea comes from two consecutive games without losing.
• Away from home, Chelsea comes from two consecutive victories.
• Chelsea currently has one defeat in the last five games.
• Chelsea comes from 13 consecutive games scoring goals.
• Chelsea comes from three consecutive games without losing.
• Chelsea comes from three consecutive victories.
• At home, Napoli comes from 16 consecutive games without losing.
• Napoli currently has one defeat in the last ten games.
• Napoli currently has one victory in the last six games.
• Napoli comes from two consecutive games without winning.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Napoli and Chelsea have faced each other twice, there is no advantage between Napoli and Chelsea: one victory for each team in two games.
• At the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli has an advantage in duels against Chelsea: one victory in one game.
• In the Champions League, there were two matches between the two teams, with a victory for Napoli and a triumph for Chelsea.