UEFA Champions League 2017/18: Manchester City 2-1 Napoli, 5 talking points

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Jesus scoring the second goal for Manchester City

#2 Napoli took too much time to grow into the game

Dries
Dries Mertens missed from the spot

The first real chance for Napoli came in the 34th minute when Insigne served a curving ball from the left into the 6-yard box but Mertens couldn't get to the end of it. They still hadn't registered a shot on target at that point.

They enjoyed a brief spell of possession after that and Kyle Walker's delinquency won them a penalty. Mertens botched the chance to pull one back on Pep's men as Ederson saved his spot-kick.

Napoli got better in the second half and with some precise passing, they started working the flanks as City started sitting deeper. As a result, Walker and Delph had to provide cover and this hampered City's chances going forward.

But Manchester City's attack is often ruthless as evidenced by their ridiculous scoring rate and unless you grab the game by the scruff of its neck in the first quarter of 90 minutes, bad news is almost certain to follow.

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