§ Champions League · 2025-26 · League Stage 1

Manchester City 2–0 Napoli

  • Haaland 56'
  • Doku 65'
  • Di Lorenzo 21'

18 September 2025

The match in data

Manchester City beat Napoli 2–0 on 18 September 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 1).

Player of the match: Rodri (Manchester City), rated 73, thanks above all to 12 final-third passes and 95 passes. Rodri produced 2.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Napoli, the highest-rated player was Vanja Milinković-Savić, with 66.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo  was sent off at 21'.

73
Player of the match

Rodri

Manchester City · 60'

Produced 2.26× and cost 0.58× their position's average

Added
  • 12 final-third passes 3.2×
  • 95 passes 3.3×
  • 3 key passes 4.0×
Took away
  • 8 misplaced passes 1.8×
  • 0.05 xG not converted 1.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Rodri ★ Midfielder 60 73
Nico González Midfielder 30 72
Josko Gvardiol Defender 80 70
Jérémy Doku Forward 69 62
Phil Foden Midfielder 90 61
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 90 60
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper 90 57
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender 90 51
Erling Haaland Forward 80 51
Rúben Dias Defender 90 49
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder 80 45
Savinho Forward 21 45
Nico O'Reilly Defender 90 39
Nathan Aké Defender 10 no rating
Oscar Bobb Forward 10 no rating
Rico Lewis Defender 10 no rating
Napoli
PlayerPositionMinRating
Vanja Milinković-Savić Goalkeeper 90 66
Juan Jesus Defender 35 55
Sam Beukema Defender 90 47
Matteo Politano Forward 55 47
Alessandro Buongiorno Defender 90 43
Scott McTominay Midfielder 90 43
Leonardo Spinazzola Defender 90 40
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder 26 40
Stanislav Lobotka Midfielder 72 38
Mathías Olivera Defender 64 36
Giovanni Di Lorenzo Defender 21 33
Rasmus Højlund Forward 72 26
Frank Anguissa Midfielder 71 25
Eljif Elmas Midfielder 19 no rating
Billy Gilmour Midfielder 18 no rating
David Neres Forward 18 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Napoli player made the most interceptions?

Mathías Olivera, with 4 interceptions. Next: Alessandro Buongiorno 2, Matteo Politano 1.

In Napoli's 2–0 defeat against Manchester City, Mathías Olivera stood out defensively with 4 interceptions. Alessandro Buongiorno followed with 2, while Matteo Politano had 1.

Which Manchester City player won the most aerial duels?

Rodri, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Rúben Dias 3, Erling Haaland 2.

Rodri dominated in the air during Manchester City's 2–0 victory over Napoli, winning 4 aerial duels. Rúben Dias registered 3 and Erling Haaland recorded 2.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.