Napoli took on Manchester City on their home ground i.e. Stadio San Paolo on 22nd of November, 2011 in their second last UEFA Champions’ League group stage match of the season as both the teams looked to get all three
points to ensure their progression into the next stage of the European Cup.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 being the home team fielded an offensive line up with Cavani, Lavezzi and Hamsik as their front three men in a 4-3-3 formation. Cavani led the line and he was supported by Lavezzi and Hamsik who played as auxiliary strikers
more often than not
n midfield, the home team used Gargano and Maggio in central midfield with Inler mopping up behind them whilst at the back Cannavaro and Aronica held things together with help from Dossena. City went with a conservative 4-5-1 formation
and looked to hit their opponents on the counter attack.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/James-Milner-c17706 on the left. In central midfield, Yaya Toure played as the defensive midfielder with De Jong and Silva assisting
him. At the back, Kompany and Lescott played in central defence whereas Zabaleta and Kolarov taking up wing back positions.
The match started off with Napoli on the front foot and they made Manchester City pay for their sloppy defending in the 18th minute of the match when Cavani got his head to the ball and beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699 at his near post
to give the home team the lead. With the score line at 1-0, City threw caution to the wind and tried to get themselves back on level terms.
The men from Manchester didn’t take long to equalizer as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Silva’s saved shot to make it 1-1. However Napoli had the last laugh in the second half when Cavani finished
off a fine cross from Dossena to restore his team’s one goal advantage. In the end, the match finished at 2-1 in favour of the home team who did remarkably well to curtail City’s offensive capabilities and finish off their own limited goal scoring chances.
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