It's a super European challenge against Real Madrid, in the previous games only defeats and a draw
The first match was good but it is already time for checks for Mazzarri's Napoli team who this evening, after having conquered the Gewiss Stadium last Saturday by beating Atalanta 2-1, return to the field at 21pm to face Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Ancelotti who is dominating Group C of the Champions League with four victories under his belt in as many matches played. Following, in second place, are the Campania team with seven points gained so far, then Braga with three and Union Berlin who have only one point. Therefore, a very fluid situation which could already emerge this evening, with a round to spare, if the Italian team were to conquer the entire stakes and therefore secure the visa for the round of 2018 with a round to spare. In the first leg at Maradona it was the former Ancellotti's team, which he coached in the 2019/3 season, that prevailed 2-19, overcoming Ostigard's initial lead in the 78th minute thanks also to Meret's unfortunate own goal in the XNUMXth minute. on a shot by Valverde, which decided the match.
In their footballing history, Napoli have played just five matches against Real Madrid so far, two in the Champions Cup, with one defeat and one draw, and three in the Champions League with three defeats. Even though the Azzurri have never won against Los Blancos, they have always faced an opponent on equal terms who this year too has what it takes to win Champions League number fifteen. The Spaniards have won fifteen of their last sixteen matches in Europe's top club competition against Italian teams. In 2018 the last home defeat was 3 to 1 against Juventus. In the league, Real Madrid is at the top of the table with thirty-five points together with Girona and is fresh from a 3-0 victory away from home against Cadiz.
Ancelotti will be conditioned in his technical choices by having half the team injured. Between the posts the third goalkeeper Lunin will propose, behind the two central defenders Nacho Fernandez and Alaba with Carvajal on the right and Mendy on the opposite side. In midfield Kroos in the queen's cabin will be joined by Valverde and Modric or Ceballos if he doesn't make it. In attack, with Vinicius Junior unavailable, Joselu and Rodrygo will be the players chosen to support the twenty-year-old Englishman Jude Bellingham who should play with a brace.
News also in sight for Napoli that Mazzarri will send onto the field. Starting with Victor Osimhen (in the photo), who will be proposed in attack in the trident with Politano and Kavarataskhelia. Meret will return to defend the blue goal behind a defense with Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Natan and Juan Jesus. The three midfielders, however, should be Anguissa, Lobotka and Zielinski.
BetFlag green disc for the Real favored on the board for the 1 at 1,85, distant from the 2 at 3,95 and with the X multiplying by 3,85. Osimhen is the leader of the special ranking on the first and last marker at 6,25, followed by Jude Bellingham and Joselu at 6,50, Vinicius Junior at 6,75 Rodrygo at 7,25, Diaz and Torres at 9,00 and follow all the others.
