Napoli 3 – 0 Rangers

Napoli heaped yet more misery on Rangers’ luckless European campaign on Wednesday night, as Giovanni Simeone’s double and a late Leo Ostigard header secured a convincing victory.

Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti was adamant there was no chance of his side writing Rangers off as Champions League outlanders pre-match, but their performance told a different story.

The Italians, top of Serie A and leaders of Group A, demonstrated exactly why they are dominating on both domestic and European fronts with a display that blew the winless Scots away within 16 first-half minutes.

Simeone’s quick-fire double had Napoli cruising, before Leo Ostigard powered a header beyond a helpless Alan McGregor from a pinpoint Giacomo Raspadori corner.

With a perfect set of results, ahead of a showdown with Liverpool next week, Napoli have become the first Italian side to win their opening five games of a Champions League campaign since Juventus achieved the same feat in 2004-05.

The Gers, contrastingly, have lost all five of their Group A games, conceding 19 in the process.

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What’s next?

Rangers are back in Scottish Premiership action on Saturday when they travel to Aberdeen; kick-off 3pm. Their final Champions League group stage fixture on Tuesday November 1 will see them welcome Ajax to Ibrox.

Napoli host Sassuolo in Serie A on Saturday before a trip to Liverpool on Tuesday in their final Champions League group stage fixture.