Goals from Goran Pandev and Duvan Zapata were good, but still weren’t enough to see Napoli through the quarter-finals as Nabil Ghilas and Ricardo Quaresma had netter two quick goals for Porto, who had won the first leg 1-0. Napoli Boss Rafa Benitez thought the 2-2 draw was “extraordinary” but wished his sides failure to enter the top spot be …
Swansea Could Shine Against Napoli-Ben Davies
Swansea gave a brilliant performance as they defended Rafael Benitez’s side for a 0-0 draw at the Liberty Stadium. The score card confirmed Swansea getting past the last 16. “We’ve got every chance of going through,” said Ben Davies. “We know it’s going to be tough but there’s no reason why we can’t turn them over. We are going there …
Mesut Ozil And Arsenal Sink Napoli
Arsenal fans have every reason to dream big after the latest Champions League win over Napoli. And, it is not just their victory over Napoli. It is they manner in which they achieved it. The 2-0 score-line does not show their complete dominance over Napoli. They faced a side which was currently at the top of Seria A and had …
Benitez ‘Not Surprised’ By Napoli Rout
On the opening day, Napoli rout of Bologna had came with no surprise coach Rafa Benitez insisted. A Marek Hamsik brace and Jose Callejon’s strike handed Napoli a 3-0 win to open their Serie A campaign, moving them to the top of the ladder. Spaniard admits that he expected the Partenopei to put a number of goals past Bologna, and …
Arteta Believes Arsenal Will Become Stronger Before Transfer Deadline
Reportedly the Gunners have left their interest in the Real Madrid’s star Gonzalo Higuain when the Argentinean International was bagged by Napoli. No results are seen to reflect in their favour given their efforts to sign in the Liverpool star Luis Saurez. Although Arsenal has achieved success by grabbing hold of 20 year old French youth international striker Yaya Sanogo …