Chelsea beat Napoli thanks to Joao Pedro’s impressive second-half brace to secure automatic progression to the Champions League round of 16. The Blues came into the match knowing they required three points to dodge the play-offs and led early by way of an Enzo Fernandez penalty, but trailed by half-time after goals from Antonio Vergara and Rasmus Hojlund. They overcame Antonio Conte’s injury-ravaged Napoli late in the second half, though, as Joao Pedro equalised with a long-range stunner before putting Chelsea in front by finishing from Cole Palmer’s perfectly weighted through-ball.
