De Bruyne sacrificed after red card as Haaland gives City first UCL win against Napoli

Both teams head into the game looking very confident, having won their previous league games at the weekend.

However, only one team came out on top, with Man City claiming a 2-0 victory after Napoli were reduced to 10 men.

Both sides are unchanged from their league victories at the weekend. The returning Kevin De Bruyne started against his old club for Napoli, while former Manchester United players Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund are also in for the Serie A champions.

Both teams started the game brightly, creating chances in the first 20 minutes; however, as the game kept opening up, Napoli were reduced to 10 men.

Erling Haaland looked to be free on goal with only the goalkeeper to beat when he was brought down by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Kevin De Bruyne, who was looking to enjoy his reunion with his former club and teammates, was sacrificed by the manager due to the red card.

The referee had no choice but to issue a red card to the player. Despite the red card, Man City failed to get a goal until the halftime whistle.

Entering the second half, City added more intensity to their game and in the 56th minute, Haaland opened the scoring for the host. Nine minutes after the first goal, Jeremy Doku doubled the lead to put Man City in a good position.

Manchester City maintained their lead for the remainder of the game and secured a 2-0 victory in their first UCL game of the season.