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Manchester City 2 – 1 Napoli 
9′ Gabriel Jesus 73′ Amadou Diawara (pen)
13′ Raheem Sterling
Napoli losing the Champions League Mathday 3 game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 17 October 2017. The challenge for Napoli will be to defeat Manchester City on Matchday 4 at the San Paolo Stadium.
Here is the standing situation after Matchday 3. Manchester City keeps the first position winning all 3 games reaching 9 points, Shakhtar Donetsk the second position with 6 points, Napoli the third position with 3 points. Time for Napoli to increase the accelerator and start winning.
| UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchday 3 – Group F, Tuesday 17 October 2017 | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Manchester City FC
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
|
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
|
SSC Napoli
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
|
Feyenoord
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
The game with a bad start for Napoli! The score is opened by Manchester City in the 9th minute! It is Raheem Sterling to smack a left footed shot defeating Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina sending the ball in the bottom left corner.
UP AND RUNNING!!! ? @sterling7 pic.twitter.com/bauI6yiO5Q
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 17, 2017
Oh no! Manchester City increasing the score in the 13th minute. It is Gabriel Jesus to defeat goalkeeper Pepe Reina from close range with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
OHHHHHHHHHH BOY!!! @gabrieljesus33 pic.twitter.com/heQ8mYPw2E
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 17, 2017
5 goals in 5 games for @sterling7
8 goals in 11 games for @gabrieljesus33?⚽️?⚽️?⚽️?⚽️ pic.twitter.com/mlEjZPYckH
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 17, 2017
Napoli wasting a precious opportunity to shorten the distance in the 38th minute. Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz giving a penalty to Napoli conceded by Kyle Walker after a foul on Napoli defender Raúl Albiol inside the penalty area. Sadly, forward Dries Mertens failing to convert his right footed shot penalty because Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson saved it in the center. I am just having a headache!
⏱3️⃣8️⃣
Ederson saves the spot kick!
⚽️ #CitySSCN 2-0
??#UCL ?? #ForzaNapoliSempre ?— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 17, 2017
⏱4️⃣4️⃣
De Bruyne is booked. Reina then does well to deny Gabriel Jesus.
⚽️ #CitySSCN 2-0
??#UCL ?? #ForzaNapoliSempre ?— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 17, 2017
⏱5️⃣6️⃣
? Insigne ?
? Allan ?
⚽️ #CitySSCN 2-0
??#UCL ?? #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/LYjXKBg3ak— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 17, 2017
Second chance for Napoli! Referee Antonio Mateu giving another penalty to Napoli in the 73rd minute. The penalty is conceded by Fernandinho after a foul on Faouzi Ghoulam. It is Amadou Diawara to walk towards the penalty spot (while most thought Mertens was going to try again). There you goooooooo Diawara converting the penalty defeating goalkeeper Ederson with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
⏱7️⃣2️⃣ G⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️AL!#Diawara with a perfect penalty!
⚽️ #CitySSCN 2-1
?? #UCL ?? #ForzaNapoliSempre ? pic.twitter.com/XkGm6UtC9W— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 17, 2017
⏱7️⃣8️⃣
? Hamsik ?
? Ounas ?
⚽️ #CitySSCN 2-1
?? #UCL ??
#ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/gIo07v9EiD— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 17, 2017
Here is MANCHESTER CITY official starting lineup – formation by Coach Pep Guardiola:
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Delph; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva; Sterling, Jesus, Sané.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
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⚽️ Here’s our starting XI for tonight’s match! ?
?? #CitySSCN #UCL ??
? #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/iWudQy3P99— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 17, 2017
City XI | Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Delph, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva (C), Sane, Sterling. Jesus #cityvsscn #mancity pic.twitter.com/Hz0YTF7QsG
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 17, 2017
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FULL TIME
⚽ #CitySSCN 2-1
?? #UCL ?? #ForzaNapoliSempre ? pic.twitter.com/5UZoMrAFDI— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 17, 2017
UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Matchday 3
Manchester City 2 – 1 Napoli
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Etihad Stadium
Manchester, England
20:45
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant referees: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP) and Roberto del Palomar (ESP)
Fourth official: Teodoro Sobrino (ESP)
Additional assistant referees: Carlos Del Cerro (ESP) and Alejandro Hernandez (ESP)
Goals: 9′ Gabriel Jesus (M), 13′ Raheem Sterling (M), 73′ Amadou Diawara (N)(pen)
Official lineups – formations:
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Delph; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva; Sterling, Jesus, Sané.
Subs: Bravo, Mangala, Danilo, Yaya Touré, Gündoğan, Bernardo Silva, Agüero.
Coach: Pep Guardiola.
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
Subs: Sepe, Maksimović, Maggio, Allan, Jorginho, Rog, Ounas.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
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