Napoli 0-1 Arsenal: Martin Odegaard goal clinches win for dominant Gunners in Champions League opener

Martin Odegaard's superb strike gave Arsenal a deserved 1-0 victory over Napoli in their Champions League opener. <p>The Gunners should have won by a bigger margin but missed a succession of chances before Odegaard crashed a low shot in off the post from the edge of the box following intricate build-up.</p><p>The goal, Odegaard's fourth in five games this season, ensured a winning start for last season's runners-up in this competition but wasteful finishing made it harder than it should have been.</p><p>Arsenal had 26 shots worth 4.05 expected goals, both their highest totals on record in a Champions League game, but Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka spurned their best chances of the first half before Piero Hincapie blazed over from close range in the second.</p><ul><li><strong>As it happened | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/napoli-vs-arsenal/teams/577605">Teams </a>| <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/napoli-vs-arsenal/stats/577605">Stats </a>| <a href="https://www.skysports.com/champions-league-scores-fixtures/2026-09-01">Champions League scores</a></strong></li><li><strong>Latest news and rumours: <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/TCstickyArs" target="_blank">Arsenal</a></strong><strong> </strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?