Monthly Archives: April 2019
EL: Napoli capitulate to Arsenal
EL: Napoli capitulate to Arsenal
Napoli have a Europa League mountain to climb after the 2-0 away defeat to Arsenal, but also wasted precious chances with Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne. See how it all unfolded on the LIVEBLOG. Carlo Ancelotti opted to use Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens together in the first leg of this Europa League quarter-final at […]
Insigne: ‘Still thinking about chance’
Insigne: ‘Still thinking about chance’
Lorenzo Insigne admits he is “still thinking about that chance” he missed in the 2-0 defeat to Arsenal, but still believes Napoli can turn it around. The Partenopei have a mountain to climb in order to reach the Europa League semi-final following the 2-0 loss in London. “I am still thinking about that chance, because […]
Meret: ‘Ugly first half from Napoli’
Meret: ‘Ugly first half from Napoli’
Alex Meret revealed his toughest save against Arsenal and confessed “it was an ugly first half” performance from Napoli. The shot-stopper kept the scoreline down to 2-0, including a desperate reaction save on Aaron Ramsey in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final. “It was an ugly first half from us, we made a […]
Ancelotti: ‘Surprised by timid Napoli’
Ancelotti: ‘Surprised by timid Napoli’
Carlo Ancelotti admits he was “surprised at the timid Napoli start, but Arsenal are not impenetrable and we must retain optimism” in the Europa League quarter-final. It was a dismal first half performance, with Aaron Ramsey’s goal and a Kalidou Koulibaly deflection allowing Lucas Torreira to score, but the Partenopei improved after the break only […]
Torreira: ‘I know how Napoli will play’
Torreira: ‘I know how Napoli will play’
Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira warned “I’ve played in Italy, so I know it’ll be a very different game at the San Paolo” against Napoli. The Gunners won the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final 2-0 with Aaron Ramsey and a Torreira shot that was deflected in off Kalidou Koulibaly. “It’s a great victory that […]
Ramsey: ‘Napoli tough to play against’
Ramsey: ‘Napoli tough to play against’
Aaron Ramsey is well aware Arsenal “go into the second leg with a cushion, but Napoli are tough to play against” after the 2-0 first leg win. Ramsey and a deflected Lucas Torreira effort sealed the result in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final at the Emirates. “To keep a clean sheet and […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli tie still open’
Sarri: ‘Napoli tie still open’
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri still has faith Napoli can overturn a 2-0 first leg defeat to Arsenal and reach the Europa League semi-final. The Partenopei lost 2-0 at the Emirates this evening thanks to Aaron Ramsey and a deflected Lucas Torreira strike. Sarri, whose Chelsea won 1-0 away to Slavia Prague this evening with a […]
Emery: ‘It’s still 50-50’
Emery: ‘It’s still 50-50’
Unai Emery maintains Arsenal still have only a “50-50” chance of reaching the Europa League semi-final, even after beating Napoli 2-0. The second leg is at the Stadio San Paolo next Thursday evening, after Aaron Ramsey and a deflected Lucas Torreira strike gave them a comfortable advantage. “I’m 60 per cent happy. We know the […]
Carlo Ancelotti offered HIMSELF to Arsenal 15 months ago… why was Napoli manager shunned?
Carlo Ancelotti offered HIMSELF to Arsenal 15 months ago……
But instead the highly-regarded Napoli boss will be sitting in the opposition dugout at the Emirates tonight. The Gunners host the Serie A giants in north London this evening in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. Arsenal[1] have the advantage of being led by the competition’s serial winner in Unai Emery. The former Sevilla and […]
Arsenal star Mohamed Elneny scores stunning goal in training – but fans are NOT impressed
Arsenal star Mohamed Elneny scores stunning goal in training…
The Gunners face Napoli tonight in the Europa League. [1][2] Unai Emery will hope his side can match last year’s effort and reach the semi-finals of the tournament. But they face a tough challenge in Napoli, who were knocked out of the Champions League group stage this year. [3] Stars such as Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, […]