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Champions League line-ups: Napoli vs. Bodo/Glimt
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Champions League line-ups: Napoli vs. Bodo/Glimt
Napoli in crisis hope Kevin De Bruyne, Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund can get them on the Champions League mark board against giant-killers Bodo/Glimt.
It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST).
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NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 10: Massimiliano Allegri, Manager of SSC Napoli, reacts during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Frosinone Calcio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 10, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
The Partenopei are having a disastrous run of form, losing both Champions League matches 1-0 to Arsenal and 3-1 away to Villarreal.
Their Serie A record hasn't been much better, suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to rock bottom Venezia on Saturday, putting Max Allegri under huge pressure.
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Alisson Santos suffered a thigh strain during that match, joining Antonio Vergara, David Neres, Costantino Favasuli and Alessandro Buongiorno on the absentee list.
The good news is the return of Frank Zambo Anguissa for his first start since September 5 to complete the midfield with De Bruyne and McTominay.
Matteo Politano and Noa Lang flank Hojlund in a 4-3-3 formation, but De Bruyne must accept Allegri's decision to turn him into a playmaker.
VILLARREAL, SPAIN – OCTOBER 13: Luiz Junior of Villarreal CF gets to the ball before Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD2 match between Villarreal CF and SSC Napoli at Estadio de la Ceramica on October 13, 2026 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Bodo/Glimt famously knocked Inter out of the Champions League last season in the play-offs, and have made a real name for themselves as giant-killers.
They lost 5-0 at Bayern Munich in the opening game, with Odin Bjortuft sent off, but beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 at home.
Bjortuft returns from suspension this evening, though Hakon Evjen, August Mikkelsen and Magnus Riisnaes are still out of action, with Ole Didrik Blomberg not at 100 per cent either, but still starts.
Jens Petter Hauge is a familiar face from his time playing for Milan, where he scored in a 3-1 win against Napoli in November 2020.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 24: Jens Petter Hauge of Bodo/Glimt (L) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
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Napoli vs. Bodo/Glimt line-ups
Napoli:Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Spinazzola; Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Politano, Hojlund, Lang
Napoli bench:Contini, Milinkovic-Savic, Badiashile, Gilmour, Olivera, Lucca, Giovane, Beukema, Lobotka
Bodo/Glimt:Halkin; Sjovold, Gundersen, Biortuft, Bjorkan; Auklend, Berg, Brunstad Fet; Blomberg, Helmersen, Hauge
Bodo/Glimt bench:Faye Lund, Nielsen, Aleesami, Saltnes, Kitolano, Brynhildsen, Mvuka, Maatta
Ref:Sanchez (ESP)
