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Champions League: Napoli and Juventus draw against Frankfurt and Sporting, making qualification a tough task.

Napoli-Frankfurt 0-0 | Juventus-Sporting Lisbon 1-1

Champions League: Napoli and Juventus drew against Frankfurt and Sporting, making qualification a tough task.

Napoli and Juventus' Champions League campaigns continue to struggle. Conte's team can't get beyond a 0-0 draw against Frankfurt, while Juventus drew 1-1 against Sporting Lisbon. Napoli move to four points, while Juventus climb to three points and are still seeking their first win.

Naples-Frankfurt 0-0

In the first half, Hojlund and Elmas were the most inspired: the Dane came close to scoring in two key moments, in the 6th and 21st minutes, but was blocked first by former Bologna player Theate and then by goalkeeper Zetterer, who made the decisive save with a double save. The Macedonian, on the other hand, caused panic down the flank, constantly posing a threat with his acceleration.

Napoli started the second half with great aggression, but failed to find the right opening. In fact, the visitors came close to taking the lead twice through Gotze and Kristensen, whose shots forced the Neapolitan defense into a frenzy. In the 68th minute, McTominay had a golden opportunity, but his shot was blocked by Koch after a precise pass from Elmas. A few minutes later, Milinkovic-Savic saved the result, making a superb save from Knauff. The best opportunity came in the 83rd minute, when McTominay spectacularly missed a shot from a great position. The Azzurri tried again in the final minutes, but Zetterer excelled himself, denying first Elmas and then Hojlund. Ends 0-0.

Juventus-Sporting Lisbon 1-1

The Portuguese started very strongly and took the lead in the 13th minute: Ioannidis served Trincao, who spread the ball for Araujo, whose precise right-footed shot hits the post and ends up in the net behind Di Gregorio. The visitors insist and immediately come close to doubling their lead with another effort from Trincao, this time blocked by the crossbar. After a difficult start, the Bianconeri gain ground and begin to create dangerous opportunities, almost all of which are scored by VlahovicIt was the Serbian who scored the equalizer in the 34th minute. The move stemmed from Thuram's run down the left, who outplayed his direct opponent and provided a perfect assist for his teammate to make it 1-1.

The second half began at a slower pace and with less excitement. Juve maintained possession and attempted to trouble Rui Silva with long-range shots, once again with Thuram among the most lively, but they lacked precision. In injury time, David had a chance to head the ball, but the Sporting goalkeeper performed a miracle, deflecting it over the crossbar. At the end, Kostic attempted a long-range effort with a deflected shot that didn't surprise Rui Silva. Ends 1-1.

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