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18 September 2025 • 8:32pm
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Erling Haaland of Manchester City is fouled by Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli resulting in a red card during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and SSC Napoli at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England
Giovanni Di Lorenzo was sent off after this late challenge on Erling Haaland Credit: Getty Images/Ryan Pierse
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18 September 2025 8:32pm
8:28PM
De Bruyne substituted
26 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0 Antonio Conte is not a sentimental man. With Napoli needing a replacement right-back, Mathias Olivera comes on to replace Kevin De Bruyne. That was always on the cards once Di Lorenzo was sent off; of the five Napoli midfielders that started the game, De Bruyne offers the least defensively. And Napoli are going to do a lot of defending.
8:27PM
24 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
Reijnders flips a nice inswinging cross that is headed over by the flying Haaland eight yards out. A lovely leap but he couldn’t quite get over the ball.
Napoli are preparing a substitution, which could be bad news for Kevin De Bruyne.
8:25PM
22 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
Reijnders whacks the resulting free-kick off the wall and behind for a corner.
8:22PM
Di Lorenzo sent off
21 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0 It was a simple decision for the referee Felix Zwayer once he saw the replay. Haaland was running clear onto a delightful pass from Foden, and Di Lorenzo didn’t touch the ball as he lunged into a challenge on the edge of the D. Textbook dogso.
Napoli’s Giovanni Di Lorenzo remonstrates to referee Felix Zwayer after being shown a red card
Napoli’s Giovanni Di Lorenzo remonstrates to referee Felix Zwayer after being shown a red card Credit: Reuters/Peter Powell
8:21PM
19 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
VAR check for a potential red card The last man Di Lorenzo makes a desperate lunging challenge on Haaland just outside the area. The referee says he got the ball; replays show that wasn’t the case and Di Lorenzo is in trouble here.
Erling Haaland of Manchester City is fouled by Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli resulting in a red card during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and SSC Napoli at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England
Credit: Getty Images/Ryan Pierse
8:20PM
17 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
Donnarumma makes a good save, pushing away Beukema’s downward header from a right-wing corner. Not as good as his fingertip stop from Bryan Mbeumo on Sunday but still a good stop.
8:16PM
15 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
Doku, who has been the biggest danger to Napoli early on, runs Di Lorenzo win a corner on the left. Bernardo takes, Haaland heads over under pressure.
8:15PM
14 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
De Bruynewatch: nothing to report. Napoli have barely had the ball, so he is getting to see how the other half have lived at the Etihad in the last decade.
Kevin De Bruyne, right, has had a quiet start on his return to the Etihad.
Kevin De Bruyne, right, has had a quiet start on his return to the Etihad. Credit: Dave Thompson/AP
8:13PM
12 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
Napoli’s first dangerous attack. Spinazzola turns Khusanov one way and then the other before lifting a cross beyond the far post. Anguissa heads it down and Rodri gets in front of McTominay to clear.
8:11PM
9 min: Man City 0 Napoli 0
Reijnders works Milinkovic-Savic with a fierce rising drive from the edge of the area. It was central enough to be a comfortable save for the keeper.
Foden curls the resulting corner beyond the far post, where Doku chests the ball down and has a shot blocked. On reflection he should probably have taken it on the volley.
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