The Return of Kevin De Bruyne to the Etihad Stadium on Thorsday Evening was short-lived. The Midfielder was substituted after only 25 minutes following a red card to napoli teammate giovanni di lorenzo. “It was the only thing I could do at that moment.”
De Bruyne Returned to his Old Stomping Ground With Napoli. The 34-year-old Belgian Made the Switch to the Italian Club Last Summer After Playing for City for ten Years. But a Red Card Threw a Wrench In The Works Duration His Special Return to Manchester.
“The Devil is in our midst,” Napoli coach Antonio Conte Said at the Post-Match Press Conference. “Last year we only receded one red card. Today, in the first champions league match, we are down a man after twenty minutes.”
“I found it very annoying to make that substitution. For Him (De Bruyne, ed.) Of course, because we deprived him of the chance to play in his old stage, but I was also disappointed that I had to take a player like him.
Defender Mathias Olivera Came On In the 25th Minute for De Bruyne, who played a Total of 422 Games for City. “It was the only thing I could do at that moment and kevin understood that. He is a good boy. Sometimes these things happen,” Conte said.
Napoli’s to hero out for a long time, but fell behind in the 56th minute with Erling Haaland’s Fiftieth Champions League goal. Jérémy Doku later set the final score at 2-0, Leaving Napoli in 32nd Place in the Champions League Standings After the First Matchday.