In recent times, Xu Qi has scored consecutive goals and led the team to win consecutive victories, so he has also been widely recognized by fans.

After all, for a team like Manchester City, money is not a problem, as long as you can show performance that will make the team better.

Manchester City this season is obviously much stronger than last season, and Xu Qi has indeed made an indelible contribution.

Of course, the credit is not only Xu Qi. Yaya Toure and David Silva are both more mature than last season and can lead the team to dominate the midfield. New players like Xu Qi and Aguero have also greatly improved the team's one-on-one breakthroughs. Coupled with Balotelli's growth, the team finally ushered in the Premier League this season.

Such a domineering nine-game winning streak is a very telling problem.

In the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, the qualifying battle will be staged at the Sao Paulo Stadium in Naples.

This is definitely a Champions League battle that has attracted great attention.

tv5 will not miss the matches of Manchester City. After all, they do not have the copyright to broadcast the Premier League, so they cherish the opportunity to broadcast the matches of Manchester City in the Champions League.

In this game, they once again broadcast the life-and-death battle about the group, which can be said to be the most critical game in this death group so far.

Of course, Manchester City, which has been very impressive recently, is more favorable. In the last round of the Premier League, the team still won easily without losing David Silva, which is enough to prove the team's strong multi-line combat capabilities.

Therefore, Manchester City does not need to strategically give up the Champions League in order to seize the Premier League. They have a strong enough lineup to deal with multi-line battles.

Moreover, even if you want to give up strategically, you will give up events like the League Cup, rather than the Champions League.

In the last round of Serie A, Napoli drew with Lazio 0-0 at home. His recent form is average, which is also a good news for Manchester City.

The starting lineup of Napoli is the same as the first time the two teams meet, and it is a three-center-back configuration.

Desanctis came to serve as the goalkeeper.

The three defenders are Aronica, Campanaro and Cannavaro Jr.

On both sides are Dorcena and Marcio.

Midfielder Gargano and Inle are partnered, and in front are the configurations of Ravic and Hamsik.

In terms of center position, Cavani is still the hottest player in the eyes of many football giants today.

Nowadays, Cavani has indeed attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs. Whether it is Chelsea, Real Madrid, or Paris Saint-Germain, these wealthy teams want to attract Cavani.

As for Manchester City, Mancini unexpectedly did not put Aguero in the starting lineup in this game, but instead sent Balotelli and Dzeko's partners.

Such a forward partner is indeed the first time this season.

In the midfield, Xu Qi was on the left side, David Silva was on the right side, and Yaya Toure and De Jong were on the middle.

Defence line Sabaleta, Kompani, Lescott, Kolarov.

Goalkeeper is still Joe Hart.

After the game started, the two teams did not conduct too many tests and started a duel of real swords and guns, without any intention of showing mercy.

The Napoli team is indeed a tough guy. Manchester City was frequently knocked down by Napoli players at the beginning.

For a time, it was difficult for Manchester City to organize effective fouls because of some cunning fouls.

The reason why they are cunning in fouls is that they rarely give the referee a chance to get a card. Their fouls are killed before Manchester City accelerates.

At the beginning, Balotel used a long shot to try his best, and of course the ball missed the post.

As time goes by, Napoli shows their experienced side at this time. They begin to threaten Manchester City's goal with some quick counterattacks. Compared with the first encounter between the two teams, Napoli, who returned to home, became more proactive.

Soon, Napoli created a corner kick opportunity with a counterattack.

It was the seventeenth minute of the game. Lavic took the corner kick, and center Cavani accelerated suddenly to grab the front point, just passing away the Manchester City defensive player to grab Lavic's pass. Then he headed the ball at a small angle and directly rubbed the ball into the near corner of the goal!

The ball has entered!

One to zero, Naples scored the first goal, and the situation in Manchester City was very dangerous.

Although Manchester City is leading two points in the standings in this game, once they lose this game, Napoli will overtake one point, and the initiative to qualify in the group will be stolen.

After all, Manchester City will play against Bayern Munich in the last round, while Napoli is going to play Villarreal. Villarreal, who has long lost hope of qualifying, naturally it is difficult for Napoli to advance.

Therefore, Manchester City must not lose this game. Even if they play a draw with Naples and finally secure a draw with Bayern Munich, they have a lot of hope to advance.

If the two teams are tied, the winning and losing relationship is the most important aspect, but if the two draws and the away goals are the same, you have to consider the goal difference.

Manchester City still has some advantages in goal difference, after all, they once beat Villarreal a three-to-zero.

But that's not reliable.

Therefore, Manchester City cannot consider this situation. After all, the last game against Bayern Munich is too variable, so Manchester City still has to win this game.

But sometimes it is really unpleasant to play poorly. Manchester City also seems very impatient after falling behind. Xu Qi, including him, is a little impatient. This is the first time he has had such a situation.

After all, Xu Qi's two Champions League trips before, the team performed very well in the group stages, and in the end they advanced to the top of the group. But today, he felt that the team seemed very close to being eliminated.

Nowadays, Xu Qi is currently the only player in China to play in Europe. Hao Junmin, who had a Chinese derby with Xu Qi last season, has returned to China from Schalke 04 and joined Shandong Luneng, where Xu Qi once left his footprints.

Therefore, Xu Qi is the only domestic player traveling to Europe, and the Champions League is also the only way for TV to broadcast Chinese players' European games. If Xu Qi cannot advance, TV5 will not even have Xu Qi's game to broadcast.

Liu Jianhong, who was commenting on this game, seemed very excited. Commenting on a Champions League game was like commenting on a Chinese football team game.

"It's not OK for Manchester City to continue playing like this. They need to be more efficient and organized." Liu Jianhong said anxiously.

However, the first half ended with a one-to-zero result, and the second half is crucial to Manchester City.

Neither team made adjustments. Although Mancini planned to send Aguero to the field, he felt it was too early.

Therefore, neither side made any personnel adjustments during the intermission.

Until the second half, Mancini hooked his arm around Xu Qi's neck and muttered something in his ear.

Xu Qi kept nodding, looking very calm and relaxed. In fact, Xu Qi felt a little embarrassed. This game was indeed very awkward.

He himself doesn't understand that in the Premier League team, he can kill gods and Buddhas, but in the Champions League, how come every game is so difficult?

Is the Champions League experience that important?

Mancini actually said nothing to Xu Qi, just reminding him to be calm and confident. He hopes that Xu Qi can handle some things by himself. After all, it is difficult for the team to play some tactics now, and sometimes personal abilities become more important at this time.

Xu Qi also wanted to do some things by himself. He knew what he could do at this time. He also poured half a bottle of water on his head to calm himself down.

The second half begins.

Just four minutes after the change of battle, an unfortunate scene happened again!

Napoli, who played at home, got an excellent counterattack opportunity, and Manchester City did not even prepare their defense line. Dosena made a cross from the left, and Cavani, who was inserted in the back row, directly volleyed in the middle!

Bang!

The ball has entered!

Cavani scored twice, rewriting the score to 2-0, and Manchester City were almost on the verge of being eliminated!

It is really a collapse in Napoli's home court.
Chapter completed!