Napoli vs Bayern Munich 1-1 Highlights
2' [0-1] Toni Kroos
39' [1-1] Holger Badstuber (Own goal)
The UEFA Champions League football match between SSC Napoli and Bayern Munich kicks off on 18 October 2011 2:45 PM EDT at Stadio San Paolo, Napoli. Napoli have been inconsistent this season but have already showed that they are at their most dangerous against top teams with a 3-1 win over Serie A champions AC Milan and a 3-0 win at Inter Milan.
Three days ahead of the clash with the Bundesliga leaders, boss Walter Mazzarri’s men lost 2-1 at home to Parma, missing the chance to go top of Serie A overnight. Napoli could remain third in Serie A standings with 10 points from six matches if they could win at the end of play on Sunday. In fact, Napoli has played 3 Italy Serie A matches this season on Stadio San Paolo.
On home ground SSC Napoli has won one, drawn one and lost one match, ranking the Azzuri 14th in home team performance in the Italy Serie A. On the other hand, Bayern Munich has played 4 German 1 Bundesliga matches this season away from home. On away ground Bayern Munich has won 3, drawn one and lost 0, ranking Die Bayern (The Bavarians) 1st in away team performance in the German 1 Bundesliga.
Team line-ups:
Napoli: (3-4-2-1): De Sanctis; Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica; Maggio, Inler, Gargano, Zuniga; Hamsik, Lavezzi; Cavani
Subs: Rosati, Fideleff, Dossena, Fernandez, Santana, Dzemaili, Mascara
Bayern Munich: (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Boateng, Van Buyten, Badstuber, Lahm; Tymoshchuk, Schweinsteiger; Muller, Kroos, Ribery; Gomez
Subs: Butt, Rafinha, Contento, Pranjic, Alaba, Luiz Gustavo, Olic
Napoli vs Bayern Munich Highlights: the tough game takes place on 18 October 2011 2:45 PM EDT at Stadio San Paolo, Napol
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri wants his players to focus on their upcoming clash with Bayern Munich in the Champions League and quickly forget their 2-1 reverse against Serie A rivals Parma on Saturday
Depending on Sunday’s scores, Napoli could slip to third in the standings
In the last five matches, the Italian side won two over Villarreal and Inter, drew one against Fiorentina and lost two against Chievo and Parma. The match against Parma was crucial for Napoli in terms of preparing for this one. Napoli overall did not play a poor match but lost mainly due to the fact that they over-committed in attack at times. Interestingly, Bayern Munich were in their good form as they won four out of five last games over Schalke 04, Leverkusen, Manchester City and Hertha BSC. Besides, Bayern Munich ended the competition against TSG Hoffenheim with no goal for both.
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has kept a clean sheet for a club record 12 games, the latest a 4-0 demolition of Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday
Bayern Munich lead Group A with six points from two games
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