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Scott Mc Tominay is Napoli's top scorer in the Champions League this season with three goals Scott Mc Tominay was instrumental as Napoli earned a hard-fought 2-0 win against Qarabag to boost their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage on the fifth anniversary of Diego Maradona's death. Mc Tominay headed past Qarabag goalkeeper Mateusz Kochalski from close range in the 65th minute, before his acrobatic effort seven minutes later was turned into his own goal by defender Marko Jankovic. Rasmus Hojlund saw a penalty saved nine minutes before Mc Tominay's opener, and the Manchester United loanee raised his hands in apology to the home fans when substituted after a sixth-straight goalless game. Napoli went closest in a dull first half when David Neres attempted a Scott Mc Tominay-esque bicycle kick in the 35th minute, but Kochalski produced a fine stop. Qarabag – who have already beaten Benfica and drawn with Chelsea this season – went close early on but largely played to frustrate the hosts. Antonio Conte's side were awarded a penalty in the 56th minute when captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo was tripped, but Kochalski dived to his left to keep out Hojlund's effort. Mc Tominay finally found the breakthrough when he reacted to a save to nod home the opener, and a flurry of chances followed thereafter. Hojlund headed wide when unmarked from a corner and Neres hit the crossbar, before Mc Tominay's wayward effort was turned into his own net by Jankovic. Napoli fans were in fine voice as they paid tribute to club legend Diego Maradona on the fifth anniversary of his death, with his name chanted in the 10th minute to correspond with his shirt number. Napoli won just one of their opening four league phase fixtures, but victory moves them up to 18th in the standings with seven points. Qarabag drop to 16th and also have seven points. On matchday six Napoli will travel to Lisbon to face Jose Mourinho's Benfica (10 December, 20: 00 GMT), while Qarabag host Ajax on the same day (17: 45 GMT). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Latest Champions League table Champions League scores & fixtures Follow the latest Champions League news Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22: 00 on Wednesday on BBC i Player and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday, from 22: 40 to 00: 00. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 25th November 2025 at 22: 37 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Antonio Conte Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Qurban Qurbanov Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Antonio Conte Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Qurban Qurbanov Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions Napoli and Qarabag will meet for the first time in European competition, while it will be Napoli’s first game against an opponent from Azerbaijan. Qarabag are winless in their six games against Italian sides in Europe to date, suffering defeats in five of those matches (D1). The only two to take place in the UEFA Champions League were against Roma in 2017-18, losing home (1-2) and away (0-1).   Italian sides are unbeaten against Azerbaijani opponents in European competition, winning six of the eight matches to take place (D2), including each of the last four in a row. Napoli have won just one of their last six matches in the UEFA Champions League (D2 L3), while conceding over two goals per game on average across these fixtures (2. 2 – 13 in total). They did keep a clean sheet in the most recent one, however, drawing 0-0 with Eintracht Frankfurt on MD4. Qarabag have avoided defeat in three of their four UEFA Champions League games this season (W2 D1 L1), after losing four of their six matches in their previous appearance in this tournament (D2 L4 in 2017-18). They have also already quadrupled their goal tally in 2025-26 (8) from that 2017-18 appearance (2). Napoli have only lost one of their last 19 home matches in the UEFA Champions League (W11 D7), with that lone defeat coming to Real Madrid in October 2023 (2-3); the team who would go on to lift the trophy that season (2023-24). Qarabag have made the joint-fewest changes to their starting XI in the UEFA Champions League this season (3 – level with Bodø/Glimt), while they also have the most different players (10) to have started every match for their team in the current edition. Napoli forward Rasmus Højlund has scored seven goals in nine appearances in the UEFA Champions League. Since the start of the 2023-24 campaign, his shot conversion rate (47% - 7/15) is the best of any player with 10+ shots attempted in the competition. Leandro Andrade has scored in three of Qarabag’s four UEFA Champions League games this season (three goals). Of players with 3+ goals in the current edition, no player has a better shot conversion rate than the Cape Verdean (75% - scored with 3/4 shots, as has Marcos Llorente). Napoli’s Frank Anguissa has made more high-intensity pressures than any other midfielder in the UEFA Champions League this season (242), while only Enzo Barrenechea (21) has won possession in the middle third more times than Anguissa (17) among midfielders this term. Match ends, Napoli 2, Qarabag 0. Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Qarabag 0. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Nariman Akhundzada (Qarabag). Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli). Emmanuel Addai (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli). Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani. Attempt blocked. Samy Mmaee (Qarabag) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a cross. Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli). Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing. Attempt saved. Nariman Akhundzada (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a through ball. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Alessandro Buongiorno. Substitution, Napoli. Antonio Vergara replaces David Neres. Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli). Oleksii Kashchuk (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Dani Bolt (Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.