Turning their attention back to Serie A duties on Sunday evening, Napoli will welcome Bologna to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. With a stacked schedule from across Europe’s elite domestic leagues this weekend, there are plenty of attractive betting promotions available. Verdict: Rasmus Hojlund over 0.5 shots on target Best Odds: 2/5 Bookmaker: 1xBet Napoli Starting […] The post Prediction: Napoli vs Bologna appeared first on SoccerNews.
The seemingly perennial debate surrounding Arsenal's striking options has returned to the fore after Wednesday's 1-0 Champions League win away at Napoli. The Gunners dominated but were guilty of wasteful finishing and were relieved with captain Martin Odegaard's late breakthrough despite having 26 shots - their most in a Champions League game since the start of last season. Viktor Gyokeres started his first game of the season but struggled at times and was replaced by Kai Havertz just before Arsenal broke the deadlock.
Declan Rice says Kevin De Bruyne caused Arsenal ‘a lot of problems’ (Prime Video) Declan Rice insists Kevin De Bruyne still caused Arsenal problems during their 1-0 win over Napoli in the Champions League. Martin Odegaard’s late strike sealed the victory for Mikel Arteta’s side in the first game of the Champions League league phase on Wednesday night. De Bruyne, meanwhile, was handed his first start of the campaign after making only three appearances as a substitute in Serie A this season. Rice has extensive experience of facing De Bruyne following their time together in the Premier League and the Arsenal midfielder admits it was ‘nice’ to play against his former rival once again. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. Asked about playing against De Bruyne, Rice said: ‘Yeah, good, really good. ‘A player that, even tonight, even though we won, he caused a lot of problems still. A player that’s so smart, moves into really good spaces. Mikel Arteta shared a friendly exchange with Kevin De Bruyne after Arsenal beat Napoli (Getty) ‘It was realy nice to see him again after playing against him for so long.’ Arteta, meanwhile, exchanged friendly words with De Bruyne after the full-time whistle. ‘If there is a player in Napoli that is one of my favourite-ever players, that is Kevin De Bruyne, who I had the luxury to train and to be with him for almost four years,’ Arteta said after Arsenal’s win in Naples. ‘In my opinion, he is one of the best midfielders ever and still a joy to watch him play.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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