Real Madrid Beat Napoli Through Goalkeeper Alex Meret's Own Goalkeeper

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham celebrated the goal in the Champions League match against Napoli. (Twitter @realmadrid)

JAKARTA - Real Madrid had to work hard to beat Napoli 3-2 in the Champions League Group G match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Wednesday, October 4 in the morning WIB. Goalkeeper Alex Meret's own goal which brought Madrid to victory and at the same time confirmed his position at the top of the standings.

Madrid achieved the perfect result in the first two matches of the Champions League group stage. Earlier while playing at home, Madrid beat their guest Union Berlin 1-0.

When visiting Napoli's headquarters in the second match, Madrid also returned to work hard to win. The two teams chased each other's goals before finally Meret made a mistake which resulted in the goal itself conceding.

The result made Madrid even stronger at the top of Group C with six points. Followed by Napoli who have three points. The same as Braga who managed to beat Union Berlin 3-2.

In that match, Napoli actually started well. Playing attacking, they were able to take the lead when Leo Oestigard's header crossed Madrid's goal in the 19th minute.

The goal began when Oestigard had an aerial duel with defender Daniel Carvajal. He took the lead in the duel and his header failed to be saved by Kepa goalkeeper Arrizabalaga

Napoli's only advantage did not last long. In the 27th minute, forward Vinicius Junior managed to equalize the score through a right-footed shot after completing an assist from Jude Bellingham.

Even seven minutes later, Madrid managed to turn things around. This time Bellingham made Los Blancos 2-1. The score lasted until the first half was over.

In the second half, Napoli tried to get up and play offensively. Their efforts were not in vain after receiving a penalty in the 54th minute.

The penalty was given after defender Nacho Fernandez touched the ball with his hands in the forbidden box. The referee briefly reviewed the incident via VAR before pointing to the spot. Nacho protested strongly against the decision, but referee Clement Turpin ignored it.

Piotr midfielder Zielinski successfully completed the penalty. The Kepa goalkeeper could actually read the direction of the ball. But Zielinski's shot still failed to be held. The score becomes 2-2.

The goal made Napoli even more aggressive in suppressing Madrid's defense. But the Spanish LaLiga giant also played attacking to win at home to the opponent.

When the match was expected to end in a draw, goalkeeper Napoi made a blunder when he welcomed Federico Valverde's cross in the 80th minute.

Meret's effort to secure the ball failed and the ball slid into the net itself. The 3-2 score for Madrid lasted until the end of the match.