Erling Haaland turned the quickest participant ever to attain 50 objectives within the Champions League as Manchester Metropolis beat Napoli 2–0 of their opening group recreation.
The Norwegian striker reached the milestone in simply 49 matches, scoring with a header within the second half to assist Metropolis begin their marketing campaign with a win.
Earlier than that, the match noticed a whole lot of drama, as Kevin De Bruyne made his return to the Etihad Stadium however was taken off after simply 26 minutes. The Belgian star, who left Metropolis in the summertime after 10 years on the membership, was warmly welcomed by the followers. Nevertheless, his return didn’t go as deliberate. He was substituted by Napoli supervisor Antonio Conte after Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo was despatched off for knocking down Haaland when he was by way of on objective.
Regardless of having an additional participant, Metropolis discovered it arduous to attain within the first half. Napoli’s goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić was in high type, making a number of sensible saves. He stopped highly effective photographs from Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden, and Rodri, and saved headers from Nico O’Reilly and Rúben Dias. He even managed to cease a deflected shot that nearly rolled over the road.
However 11 minutes after the break, Haaland lastly bought previous him, heading in a intelligent cross from Foden to place Metropolis 1–0 up.
Later, Jérémy Doku scored the second objective after some neat footwork, ensuring of the victory for Pep Guardiola’s aspect.
It was a tricky evening for 2 former Manchester United gamers, Scott McTominay and Rasmus Højlund, who each performed for Napoli and left Manchester disenchanted.
