Napoli vs Manchester City, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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2 - 4
2 - 4
Manchester City hit four past Napoli to qualify for round of 16
Manchester City came out on top in a thrilling 4-2 win against Napoli in Champions League Group F on Wednesday that qualifies them for the last 16.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 2': Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
- 2': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 6': Attempt saved. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 6': Offside, Napoli. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Faouzi Ghoulam is caught offside.
- 7': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
- 9': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 12': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 13': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 19': Offside, Napoli. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 21': Goal! Napoli 1, Manchester City 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 24': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 28': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 28': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 31': Substitution, Napoli. Christian Maggio replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 31': Foul by Fabian Delph (Manchester City).
- 31': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
- 34': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 34': Goal! Napoli 1, Manchester City 1. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Fabian Delph (Manchester City).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
- 38': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 39': John Stones (Manchester City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi following a corner.
- 39': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 39': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 44': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 44': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Manchester City 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Christian Maggio.
- 48': Goal! Napoli 1, Manchester City 2. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
- 49': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 54': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 56': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
- 57': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 60': Christian Maggio (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
- 60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by John Stones.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by John Stones.
- 61': Penalty Napoli. Raúl Albiol draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Leroy Sané (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Goal! Napoli 2, Manchester City 2. Jorginho (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Offside, Napoli. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 67': Offside, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a through ball.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ederson.
- 69': Goal! Napoli 2, Manchester City 3. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané following a fast break.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. David Silva replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Marko Rog replaces Allan.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Sergio Agüero.
- 77': Fabian Delph (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
- 78': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 79': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 80': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 81': Offside, Napoli. Marko Rog tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Jorginho.
- 82': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 87': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 89': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Leroy Sané.
- 90': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
- 90': Marko Rog (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Silva.
- 90'+1': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Napoli 2, Manchester City 4. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
- 90'+3': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Manchester City 4.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Napoli 2, Manchester City 4.
Statistics
 MNC |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,483
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,483
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly  |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik |
| 5 | Allan |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 18 | Fabian Delph |
| 3 | Danilo |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 10 | Sergio Agüero |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
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