Overview

• Napoli earned their first Champions League win by beating Sporting Lisbon 2-1 at the Maradona, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring in the 36th and 79th minutes after Luis Suárez converted a 62nd-minute penalty.
• Kevin De Bruyne and coach Antonio Conte downplayed any rift after recent substitution talk, with De Bruyne insisting there is no issue and Conte framing changes as tactical decisions.
• Juventus drew 2-2 at Villarreal as Federico Gatti’s rehearsed overhead kick and Francisco Conceição’s strike flipped the game before ex-Juve player Renato Veiga equalised at 90'.
• Post-match reactions highlighted recurring problems for Juventus, including late-game management and set-piece marking, with pundits noting 11 goals conceded in five matches and calling out aerial vulnerability on corners.
• Across the League Phase, analysis points to Inter as the steadiest Italian side so far, while Monaco–Manchester City finished 2-2 after a VAR-awarded late penalty in a tense finale where Gigio Donnarumma risked further sanction.