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Manchester City-Napoli Preview: All the Statistics

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All 4 previous meetings between City and Napoli in the UEFA Champions League have been played in the group stage. The Citizens failed to win in the 2011-12 season (1 draw, 1 loss) but went on to win both encounters in the 2017-18 edition.

Napoli has never won away against an English club in major European competitions (12 matches played, 0 wins, 3 draws, 9 losses). In fact, they have lost at least once to six of the seven English clubs they have faced so far (Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Leeds United, Liverpool, and Manchester City).

Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte have faced each other 7 times across all competitions, with the Spanish coach losing more often (4) than he has won (3). Among all coaches with at least 2 wins against Guardiola, Conte is one of three who have won more matches than they have lost, along with Jurgen Klopp (11 wins, 10 losses) and Luis Enrique (3 wins, 2 losses).

The 2025-26 season will be Pep Guardiola’s 17th edition of the UEFA Champions League as a coach: the Spaniard equals José Mourinho, and since the 1992-93 season, only three coaches have participated in more editions: Carlo Ancelotti (22), Arsène Wenger (20), and Alex Ferguson (18).

Napoli is the fifth different club that Antonio Conte has managed in a Champions League match (after Juventus, Chelsea, Inter, and Tottenham). Only Carlo Ancelotti (8) and Claudio Ranieri (6) are the two Italian coaches who have led more clubs in the competition since 1992-93.

Manchester City lost 5 of their last 7 matches played in last season’s Champions League (1 win, 1 draw); as many as they had lost in their previous 61 matches played overall in the tournament (43 wins, 13 draws, 5 losses).

Kevin De Bruyne could face City for the first time after leaving the Manchester club in the last transfer window. As a Citizen, De Bruyne provided 25 assists in the UEFA Champions League: 10 more than any other player in City’s history.

Erling Haaland is just one goal away from 50 goals in the Champions League (48 appearances so far). The Norwegian striker could become the fastest ever to reach 50 goals in the tournament, beating Ruud van Nistelrooij’s record (50 goals after 62 Champions League matches).

Across all major European competitions of the 2024-25 season (Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League), Rayan Cherki ranked first for chances created (46) and expected assists, xA (5.85), as well as being first for assists (8), tied with Raphinha and Svit Seslar.

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