Red-hot Napoli take on Europa League winners

20 February 2023, 18:00 PM

UPDATED 21 February 2023, 10:29 AM

Napoli's players celebrate during the Serie A match against Sassuolo and Napoli on February 17, 2023 at the Citta del tricolore stadium in Sassuolo. PHOTO: AFP

Two months after World Cup final heartbreak with France, Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani is driving his club’s shot at a second-successive European crown.

Two months after World Cup final heartbreak with France, Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani is driving his club's shot at a second-successive European crown.

The Europa League winners qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history and made the Round of 16, thanks in no small part to Kolo Muani's form.

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On Tuesday, Frankfurt host the continent's form team in Italian side Napoli, who boast a 15-point lead atop the Serie A table.

Napoli are led by 24-year-old Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who has chalked up 19 goals in all competitions this season.

For his part, Kolo Muani has 15 goals in 30 games in total in 2022-23. The star striker arrived at Frankfurt on a free transfer from Nantes in summer, just after the German club's stunning run to the Europa League title -- Eintracht's first European title in 40 years.

The France striker's knack for important goals -- he scored the winner in Frankfurt's 2-1 group stage victories over Marseille and Sporting Lisbon -- belies the criticism he received after France's loss to Argentina in the World Cup final in December.