Rrahmani: ‘Anything can happen in Napoli vs. Arsenal’

Rrahmani: ‘Anything can happen in Napoli vs. Arsenal’ Amir Rrahmani warns Napoli must ‘focus on the present and the future,’ but warns ‘anything can happen’ against Arsenal in the Champions League tonight. It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST). You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog. The Partenopei have stuttered so far this season since Max Allegri took over from Antonio Conte, scraping a victory away to Genoa before back-to-back defeats against Como and Inter. Rrahmani forgets Conte’s Napoli PISA, ITALY – MAY 17: Amir Rrahmani of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring a goal with Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and SSC Napoli at Arena Garibaldi on May 17, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) “In football, you need to think about the present, because if you keep chasing the past, you experience a lie,” Rrahmani told Amazon Prime Italia. “You must always focus on the present and the future, on what can benefit you going forward. Anything can happen this evening, as Arsenal are a very strong opponent, so it’s an important test for the defence and the whole team. “We’ll see what happens, a lot also depends on our opponents and the approach they want to take against us.” NAPLES, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Donyell Malen of AS Roma battles for possession with Amir Rrahmani of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AS Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on February 15, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) They go into this Champions League opener without Scott McTominay, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Alessandro Buongiorno, Luca Marianucci and Giovane, while David Neres is not 100 per cent fit either. It means Kevin De Bruyne and Billy Gilmour make their first starts of the season, despite not being fully fit, as there are few other alternatives. Napoli didn’t get beyond the group phase of the Champions League last season, but Conte did have a poor career record in that tournament, certainly compared to Allegri. Allegri has 100 Champions League games in his career, winning 45, drawing 26 and losing 29 including two Finals for Juventus.