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Maggio: ‘Napoli will press City’
Maggio: ‘Napoli will press City’
Christian Maggio warns Napoli intend to “impose our style of football on the game right from the start” with Manchester City. It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG. “Playing this type of game is the best thing about […]
Dzeko: ‘Roma must give more’
Dzeko: ‘Roma must give more’
Edin Dzeko urged Roma to “all give something more” against Chelsea in the Champions League, but “right now Napoli are stronger than we are.” It kicks off on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), just days after a 1-0 Serie A home defeat to Napoli. “We hope for a great game, […]
Line-ups: Manchester City-Napoli
Line-ups: Manchester City-Napoli
Manchester City and Napoli meet in what ought to be a feast of beautiful football in the Champions League with Kevin De Bruyne and Dries Mertens. It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG. Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri […]
Liveblog: Man City v Napoli
Liveblog: Man City v Napoli
Join us for all the build-up and action to tonight’s Champions League clash as Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli visit Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. It kicks off at the City of Manchester Stadium at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT). If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. These sides play some […]
Inter director watching Mangala
Inter director watching Mangala
Inter director Piero Ausilio will be in the stands this evening to watch Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala against Napoli. The Nerazzurri had already been heavily linked with Mangala over the summer, but could not agree terms, as they wanted him on loan with option to buy. According to Calciomercato.it, Ausilio landed in Manchester this […]
Napoli XI cost as much as De Bruyne
Napoli XI cost as much as De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne cost Manchester City as much as the entire Napoli starting XI put together, it has been calculated. The two sides face off tonight in the Champions League and they are both currently leading their respective domestic leagues. However, while Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri have similar ideas of beautiful football, the cost […]
Serie A Team of Week 8
Serie A Team of Week 8
As Napoli remain top of the table, Dave Taylor selects his best XI from Week 8’s top action over a long weekend. Tomas Strakosha [Lazio] The Lazio ‘keeper had to be on his toes from the start, first finger tipping a Khedira thunderbolt to safety then suffocating two Gonzalo Higuain efforts. However, it was in […]
Roma fined for Napoli chants
Roma fined for Napoli chants
Roma have been fined €20,000 for anti-Neapolitan chants, with Napoli fined €10,000 for throwing a flare. The two sides met on Saturday night, with the Partenopei taking a 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico. Today the Lega Serie A has released its disciplinary report for the weekend, with the Giallorossi hit with a €20,000 fine […]
ADL: ‘Don’t believe Pep compliments’
ADL: ‘Don’t believe Pep compliments’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis isn’t buying Pep Guardiola’s compliments – “who knows how sincere they are…” The Manchester City manager has been at pains to praise Maurizio Sarri’s side ahead of tonight’s Champions League game, but the Partenopei patron thinks some mind games are being played. “We’ve been in this stadium already and we […]
Insigne: ‘No fear against City’
Insigne: ‘No fear against City’
Lorenzo Insigne assures Napoli will face Manchester City “without fear” tonight. The Serie A leaders face Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad tonight, in a match which is being billed as clash of the sides playing the best football in Europe. “Manchester City are a top club, we’ll try to prepare for the match in […]