Napoli vs Manchester City – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Sreya

Napoli vs Manchester City – Manchester City travel to Naples, Italy to play Napoli on 1st November, Wednesday in a crucial UEFA Champions League fixture.

Manchester City are top of Group F with nine points while Napoli are third with just three points, having lost to both City and Shakhtar Donetsk.

City’s 2-1 win over Napoli, while emphatic and suggestive of Pep Guardiola’s side’s strength and depth in the ranks, also indicated that the Italian club will pose a tough challenge in a difficult away game.

Team News

Arkadiusj Milik is sidelined through an injury for the home side while Manchester City will be without Vincent Kompany and Benjamin Mendy.

Napoli Possible Starting Lineup: Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj, Raul Albiol, Kalidou Koulibaly, Faouzi Ghoulam, Allan, Jorginho, Marek Hamsik, Jose Callejon, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi, John Stones, Fabian Delph, Kevin de Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane.

“They have a devastating force of impact on matches and they have scored so many of their goals in the first 20 minutes. Their matches have all been over by the 70th minute. They deserve great credit for what they did in the first match, no-one has escaped our pressing like that.”

– Maurizio Sarri, Napoli.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Napoli vs Manchester City H2H Stats, the last three meetings between these two sides have resulted in a win, draw and a loss for either club.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Napoli’s last three games in the UEFA Champions League while Manchester City have scored at least twice in each of their previous three matches in the UEFA Champions League.

Pep Guardiola’s side will qualify for the knock-outs if they avoid a defeat tonight. Manchester City are the favorites and are likely to win 2-1 comfortably.