Manchester City vs Napoli, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueManchester City stun Napoli with first-half blitz
Manchester City made it three wins out of three in Group F by defeating Napoli 2-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Hand ball by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
- 4': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 4': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
- 9': Goal! Manchester City 1, Napoli 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 13': Goal! Manchester City 2, Napoli 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 15': Offside, Manchester City. Ederson tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 17': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
- 20': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 20': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 25': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
- 26': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 26': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
- 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 29': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 31': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabian Delph.
- 37': Penalty Napoli. Raúl Albiol draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Penalty conceded by Kyle Walker (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Penalty saved! Dries Mertens (Napoli) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Napoli).
- 40': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 41': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
- 42': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
- 44': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Napoli 0.
- 47': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 48': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 48': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 55': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 56': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Lorenzo Insigne because of an injury.
- 60': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Marek Hamsik (Napoli).
- 61': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
- 62': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 62': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by John Stones.
- 66': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
- 66': Delay in match David Silva (Manchester City) because of an injury.
- 66': Delay in match Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Christian Maggio replaces Elseid Hysaj because of an injury.
- 72': Penalty Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Fernandinho (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Goal! Manchester City 2, Napoli 1. Amadou Diawara (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 74': Raúl Albiol (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces David Silva.
- 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Marek Hamsik.
- 79': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
- 79': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Christian Maggio (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 80': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a through ball following a fast break.
- 81': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabian Delph.
- 83': Attempt saved. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 83': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 85': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
- 85': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Danilo replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
- 89': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Napoli 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 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: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 48,520
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 48,520
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 18 | Fabian Delph |
| 2 | Kyle Walker  |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 21 | David Silva |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 33 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 42 | Amadou Diawara |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
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