**Napoli hosts Arsenal in a heavyweight Champions League opener**, and the Gunners come in red-hot while the hosts are still finding their rhythm 🔴

Arsenal's **3W-1D form** against Napoli's **2W-2L wobble** tells the story — the visitors have won three of the last four H2H clashes and arrive full of confidence off beating Chelsea and Villa. Napoli are dealing with a brutal injury list but on their home turf, anything can happen.

Key storylines:

- **De Bruyne and Lobotka** anchor Napoli's midfield against **Rice and Ødegaard** — engine-room clash that'll define the tempo
- **Politano and Santos** need to exploit space on the wings; Arsenal's back line is thin with key absences
- **Saka and Martinelli** will test Napoli's makeshift defense, especially with **Buongiorno, Badiashile, and McTominay** all out

Expected lineups:

- **SSC Napoli**: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Marín, Olivera, De Bruyne, Lobotka, Anguissa, Politano, Højlund, Santos
- **Arsenal**: Meslier, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Magalhães, Salmon, Rice, Ødegaard, Tzolis, Martinelli, Saka, Nelson

Prediction:

**1-2 Arsenal**. The Gunners' form and experience edge it in Naples, but Napoli make them work for every inch. 🎯

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