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📅 Date: Thursday, 18 September 2025
⏰ Time: 20:00 GMT
🏟 Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Former Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne might be the centre of interest while his new membership Napoli arrive for this UEFA Champions League (UCL) matchday one clash.

Match News and Current Form
Manchester City will wish Sunday’s 3-zero derby-day demolition of neighbours Manchester United alerts a go back to pinnacle shape after a gradual begin to the season, supplying a self assurance improve as they start their UCL campaign. The Cityzens gained this opposition in 2022/23 however underwhelmed closing time period en path to a knockout section play-off exit, dropping 5 in their closing seven video games at this level (W1, D1), as many as that they’d withinside the preceding 61! As supervisor Pep Guardiola prepares for his seventeenth UCL campaign, he has a unprecedented dropping managerial H2H file in opposition to contrary quantity Antonio Conte (W3, L4).

That would possibly similarly encourage reigning Serie A champions Napoli, who’ve began out their season off in first-class style, prevailing their first 3 league furnishings, which includes an excellent 3-1 win away at Fiorentina on Saturday, wherein summer time season arrivals De Bruyne and Rasmus Højlund (each received from Manchester clubs) had been at the scoresheet. The Partenopei are lower back withinside the UCL after lacking out on Europe totally closing season, but Conte’s wealth of revel in withinside the dugout is ready to be useful as he prepares to guide his 5th specific aspect on this opposition.

Head-to-Head History
Manchester City preserve a slender gain throughout 4 preceding meetings (W2, D1, L1), they all coming in UCL group-degree affairs, at the same time as Napoli have in no way gained a European away recreation in England (D3, L9).

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Hot Stats and Streaks
Three of Manchester City’s 4 video games this season witnessed scoring among the thirtieth and fortieth minute.

In six of Manchester City’s closing seven UCL furnishings, each groups had been at the scoresheet (W1, D1, L5).

Napoli are winless throughout their closing 4 away video games performed on a Thursday (D3, L1).

Each of Napoli’s closing 5 UCL furnishings produced an excellent quantity of dreams (W1, D2, L2).

Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Phil Foden opened the scoring for Manchester City on Sunday, and all 3 of his UCL dreams closing time period additionally got here withinside the commencing 20 minutes – of them had been additionally in shape-openers. De Bruyne, who registered a membership-file 25 UCL assists for Manchester City, returns in high shape with six aim contributions (G5, A1) in 5 video games for membership and united states this time period.

Manchester City haven’t any new damage issues however Rayan Cherki and Omar Marmoush are amongst the ones absent, at the same time as Napoli trio Nikita Contini, Romelu Lukaku and Amir Rrahmani overlooked Saturday’s recreation.

For all of the modern group news, please take a look at the Flashscore in shape centre.

Betting Analysis
Napoli’s bad file in England makes it difficult to lower back them for the win, however with the wily Conte in charge, our tip is for them to get away Manchester with a draw.