What was the final score and who scored?

Arsenal won 1-0 and the only goal was scored by Martin Odegaard.

How did Arsenal manage to keep Napoli quiet?

Arsenal stayed compact, prioritised midfield control and managed transitions smartly, limiting Napoli’s chances and preventing their attackers from finding clear openings.

What does this result mean for the tie?

The away win gives Arsenal a narrow but important advantage and momentum heading into the return leg, provided they maintain the same defensive discipline.

Odegaard’s Single Strike: Arsenal Steal Naples and Control the Tie

A solitary Martin Odegaard finish was enough to hand Arsenal a tense 1-0 victory in Naples, a result that felt larger than the scoreline. The visitors absorbed waves of pressure and left the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with a slender but priceless advantage, the kind few teams can claim on Italian soil.

Tactically, Mikel Arteta’s side were disciplined and pragmatic, sacrificing some of their usual fluidity for defensive compactness and midfield control. Napoli probed with pace through Victor Osimhen but rarely found the cut-through passes that would unpick Arsenal’s shape, and that restraint was decisive.

The goal itself was classic Odegaard: measured, intelligent and clinical, arriving at the right moment to punish a half-second of hesitation. After that strike Arsenal retreated into a composed, well-drilled defensive performance, managing transitions and time-wasting with the professionalism of a side that knows what big nights demand.

The Guru’s verdict is simple — this is momentum to be valued and protected. Arsenal must now show the same steel at home, keep midfield control, and avoid complacency; I predict they will progress from the tie if Arteta resists wholesale changes and trusts his spine for the return leg.