Champions League: Bednarek and Kiwior score as FC Porto beat Napoli 4-1

FC Porto beat SSC Napoli 4-1 (1-1 at half-time) on 4 November 2026 in a Champions League league-phase match. Two of the home side's goals came from Polish defenders: Jan Bednarek and Jakub Kiwior.

How the match went

Porto took the lead in the 11th minute. After a corner delivered by Gabri Veiga, Bednarek headed the ball into the corner of the goal. According to Sportowefakty.pl, it was his first Champions League goal.

Napoli equalised just before the break. Scott McTominay made it 1-1 in the 43rd minute. Earlier, in the 38th minute, a goal by Kevin De Bruyne was ruled out for offside.

In the second half the hosts regained the advantage. In the 71st minute Gabri Veiga made it 2-1 after a pass from Santiago Gimenez. In the 80th minute Kiwior scored to make it 3-1. Samu Aghehowa set the final score from the penalty spot in the 90th minute. Napoli finished the match a man down, as Rafa Marin was sent off for a foul in the 89th minute. The match was refereed by England's Michael Oliver.

An important win for Porto

The Portuguese side had lost all three of their previous league-phase matches this season, so the result was a turning point. Porto also ended a poor run against Italian clubs: in their previous six such matches they had drawn three and lost three. Sportowefakty.pl notes that the team had struggled badly in attack in earlier games.

Bednarek's goal was the second by a Pole in this season's Champions League, after Piotr Zielinski scored a day earlier, on 3 November, in Inter Milan's 3-0 win over Feyenoord. According to the report, Oskar Pietuszewski stayed on the bench in Porto as he rebuilds his form after another injury this season.

Line-up and bookings

Bednarek and Kiwior both started for Porto. Yellow cards went to Veiga for Porto and to Vergara, Anguissa, Rrahmani and McTominay for Napoli.

On the same evening Borussia Dortmund beat Real Betis 2-1, and Club Brugge won 2-1 against PSV Eindhoven.