Man City v Napoli, anticipation builds: Doku challenges the Azzurri | OneFootball

The anticipation for Manchester City-Napoli is growing by the hour. On Thursday evening, in England, one of the most fascinating matches of the first part of the Champions League will take place. A big match that will see two teams with important ambitions face off: on one side, Pep Guardiola's City, on the other, Antonio Conte's Napoli, determined to immediately measure themselves against one of the strongest powerhouses on the continent.

"We will show no mercy": the Belgian winger fires up the Citizens ahead of the Champions

Further inflaming the anticipation was Jeremy Doku, who at the end of the derby won by City against United, already spoke about the challenge with the blues. The Belgian winger stated: "Challenging De Bruyne? It will be strange to play against him, I think he will be happy to come home! At the end of the day, we will show no mercy, we want to win every game". Clear words, reflecting the mentality of the Citizens, accustomed to always maintaining the highest level of concentration. Doku then added: "We take it game by game: we were focused on this match, we wanted to win this one, then we will think about the next one and the one after that. That's what we've done in previous seasons and we will continue to do so from now on".

The message was also received at Napoli, where Conte is preparing the team for a maturity test. Compactness, balance, and great attention in every phase of the game will be needed to try to put Guardiola's team in difficulty. The task is one of the most complicated, but for the blues, it is also an extraordinary opportunity to measure their growth and prove that they can compete at the highest European levels.

Andrea Alati

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