Napoli eased into the knockout stages of the Champions League with two first-half goals in a 2-0 home win over Sporting Braga on Tuesday.
The Italian side finished second, eight points behind Real Madrid in Group C, on 10 points, while Braga held on to third place and Europa League football with four points. Union Berlin lost 3-2 to Real Madrid and finished bottom on two points.
"Passing the group was our goal, we deserved to qualify and that's good," Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo said.
"There is a lot of work to do, to improve in some aspects, but we are playing good games, with good performances and this gives us hope for the new year."
Napoli's opening goal came in the ninth minute when Matteo Politano's cross into the box was turned into his own goal by Serdar Saatci.
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