With a man advantage, Manchester City beat Napoli in the Champions League | OneFootball

This Thursday, with one more player since the first half, Manchester City beat Napoli 2-0 at Etihad Stadium, in the first round of the Champions League. Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku scored to secure the victory.

Table Situation

With the result, Manchester City secured their first three points and are in ninth place. Napoli, on the other hand, remains scoreless, in 32nd place.

📋 Game Summary

🔵MANCHESTER CITY 2 x 0 NAPOLI⚪

🏆 Competition: 1st round of the Champions League 🏟️ Venue: Etihad Stadium, in Manchester 📅 Date: September 18, 2025 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 4pm (Brasília time)

Goals

How the game went

Napoli was down to one player just 20 minutes into the game. Di Lorenzo was the last man on defense and was sent off after fouling Haaland to prevent a promising attack. City then piled on opportunities, but was stopped by good saves from Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

The team led by Guardiola finally opened the scoring 10 minutes into the second half, with Haaland. Phil Foden received the ball at the edge of the box and, with a touch over the defense, found the striker, who headed the ball to beat the goalkeeper.

At 19 minutes, Doku extended the lead for the home team. The forward received from Reijnders and, after a beautiful individual play, invaded the area to shoot low, in the left corner of Milinkovic-Savic.

Next games

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Other results in the Champions League

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