http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 – UEFA Champions League Update
Manchester City defender and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international, Joleon Lescott has gone on to admit that Manchester City have a lot to play for, when they take on Napoli in the Champions League.
Both the teams are currently fighting it out for the second spot in Group A and a victory for either team could see them edge closer to qualifying for the next round of the tournament.
However, should Napoli win the game, they would still have to give it their all in their remaining games. On the other hand, a win for City, would virtually ensure them a spot in the knock out stage of the tournament.
Should City end up losing the game, they would then have to beat Bayern Munich in the last game of the group stage, if they are to stand any chance of progressing from the first round of the tournament. At the same time, Napoli would face off against Villarreal
in the last game of the group stages and that match is going to be a much easier one, in comparison to City’s game.
When talking about the upcoming clash with the Italian club, Lescott is quoted to have said: "There’s a lot to play for and if we win we qualify though I’m sure they’ll be thinking the same kind of thing"
"But we need to go there knowing that if we don’t win, it’s not the end of the world.
"We’ve still got to play Bayern at home in our final game, but we’re confident we can beat most teams."
Lescott then went on to turn his attention to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan, prior to joining City. Having played in the Italian league in the past, the striker has already been looked down upon by the Napoli fans and they would be looking
to do the same once again, despite him representing City this time around.
When talking about Balotelli and the treatment that he is going to be getting from the crowd, Lescott went on to add: “He’s played for one of the top teams over there and performed consistently for the national team, so I’m sure the fans will have something
to say to him."
Having established a very good start to their Premier League season, City now need to take the form that they have developed into the Champions League and start picking up favourable results in the tournament.
Should the team be able to do just that, then they might end up going much further than anyone expects them to go.
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