Napoli have been a revelation this season. From Serie C1 in 2004 to a Champions League round of sixteen finalist, it’s been a bumpy road for the Partenopei, but thanks to some great coaching and spirit, they’ve managed to bring themselves back to the top with a second straight appearance in football’s premier club competition in its’ sights. One man [...]
Chelsea go in to Wednesday night’s do-or-die clash with Napoli as the Premier League’s last surviving team. Having been beaten 3-1 in Naples whilst Andre Villas-Boas was in charge, this time, Roberto Di Matteo is at the Helm of the Blues, trying to guide them safely through to the Quarter-Finals. While not needing an Arsenal style dramatic turnaround, Di Matteo [...]
Champions League Round of 16 first leg: Napoli 3-1 Chelsea Chelsea may have avoided an Arsenal-esque capitulation vs Napoli at the intimidating San Paolo stadium, but their lone away-goal offers little hope. Andre Villas-Boas was relieved of his duties as Chelsea manager, but the Blues have been resurgent since his departure. Two wins over Birmingham in the FA Cup, and [...]
A Lavezzi brace was among the highlights as Napoli marched to victory in a 3-1 win over Chelsea at the San Paolo on Tuesday. Both teams didn’t have the best domestic form coming into this game, especially on the defensive side of the ball, so it was no surprise to see an open, free flowing, attacking game wherein the defense [...]
Napoli kick off their round of sixteen tie Tuesday night when they host Chelsea at the San Paolo. The Naples based club hasn’t had the best of runs recently, winning jus two of their last seven games in the Serie A. The bright side is that they’ve been victorious in their last two matches, and have a fully fit squad [...]
They say a week is a long time in politics but, for Andre Villas-Boas, his Chelsea tenure will have already felt like a lifetime. AVB is facing a game on Tuesday that could define his future. Napoli in the Champions League is never an easy test, but given Chelsea’s faltering form and the obvious divisions in his squad – defeat [...]
Chelsea face a daunting mission as they travel to Naples in Italy to face SSC Napoli, at the Sa0 Paolo Stadium. The knockout stage of this year’s Champions League has arrived with FC Barcelona beating Bayer Leverkusen and Olympique Lyonnais disposing of APOEL Nicosia in this week’s first-leg encounters. The Blues are up against the Group A runners-up who finished [...]
Here are the Champions League Round of 16 Fixtures
The Italian winter mercato, unlike their counterparts across Europe, was a highly eventful thirty-one days where every team strengthened up their sides to prepare for the fixture congested second half of the season. AC Milan Defending champions AC Milan started off the window strong after being heavily linked to Carlos Tevez, but as we all know, the Argentine outcast is [...]
Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri has been handed a two-match touchline suspension for their upcoming Champions League matches This means that Mazzarri will be restricted to the stands for both legs of Napoli’s Champions League round of 16 tie against Chelsea on February 21st and March 14th Mazzarri was sent off during Napoli’s 2-0 win vs Villarreal in December – their [...]
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