Overview

• Manchester City opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Napoli at the Etihad as Erling Haaland glanced in Phil Foden’s flick in the 56th minute before Jeremy Doku added a second in the 65th.
• Napoli were reduced to 10 men in the 21st minute when captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo was shown a straight red card for a last-defender foul on Haaland after a VAR review.
• Haaland reached 50 Champions League goals in his 49th appearance, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy’s previous fastest mark of 62 games.
• Pep Guardiola praised Haaland’s scoring exploits and said that, if he maintains this tempo, he could eventually surpass Cristiano Ronaldo’s all-time competition record.
• Haaland has 12 goals in seven appearances for club and country this season, and Kevin De Bruyne’s emotional Etihad return for Napoli lasted 26 minutes as Antonio Conte reshaped his side following the red card.