Arsenal take on Napoli in the Stadio San Paolo in the Champions League tonight, so here are the facts and figures you should know before the game commences:
1. Napoli can still reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the second time in the club’s history by bettering Dortmund’s result against Marseille.
2. Should Napoli beat Arsenal by one or two goals and Dortmund beat Marseille then Rafa Benitez’s side will be the first club to finish in 3rd place with 12 points in the Champions League this season.
3. Over their last 18 games in Europe, Napoli have not managed to draw a game.
4. Benitez’s side haven’t kept a single clean sheet over their last 12 European games.
5. Gonzalo Higuain has never managed to find the back of the net when up against an English team in the Champions League.
6. Arsenal only need to avoid defeat to Napoli by three or more goals to guarantee progression to the next round.
7. If Arsenal manage to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League then it will be for the 11th consecutive time in a row.
8. Arsenal’s last trip to Italy ended in a 4-0 mauling at the hands of AC Milan in February 2012. Their overall record on Italian soil in the Champions League stands as three wins, three draws and three losses.
9. Arsene Wenger’s side have won five of their last six Champions League fixtures.
Arsenal have more chance than napoli
COYG!