It didn’t look it would be that tense for Manchester City after the opening half hour, but they held out impressively in the end and deserved to maintain their 100% record in Group F. Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus’s goals inside the first 15 minutes had City sitting pretty and they were all over Napoli for much of the first half. The Italians did well to steady themselves, however, won a penalty, missed a penalty, kept playing, won another penalty, scored that one and pushed for an equaliser. It didn’t come, though, and City are top of the group with three wins from three. Napoli are third, three points behind Shakhtar Donetsk, who won 2-1 at Feyernoord. It means City can qualify for the last 16 if they draw in Naples in a fortnight. That’s all from me tonight. Thanks for reading. Bye.

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90 min+4: A final Napoli attack. Ounas does very well on the left before finding Mertens. His cross is headed away by Delph. As far as Allan. Back it comes. Mertens is interested, but Ederson comes out to claim the cross.

90 min+3: City have done well to waste most of added time so far. De Bruyne takes the ball to the corner.

90 min: Even at this late stage, City are still passing out from the back. There will be five added minutes.

89 min: Napoli lose it in their half. Gundogan breaks forward, but Reina pushes his shot away.

87 min: Manchester City are shutting up shop. Danilo replaces Gabriel Jesus. Pep Guardiola will be putting Fellaini on next.

84 min: Ghoulam, who’s causing a lot of problems, speeds forward from the left again. On the right, Callejon’s De Bruyne-esque cross has to be turned behind for a corner by Otamendi.

83 min: The corner’s poor but Napoli keep pressing. Mertens lays off to Ounas, who sends his tame shot straight at Ederson. Up the other end, Sane scoots past Allan, who does his best to concede a penalty, but the German can’t squeeze the ball past Reina.

82 min: City are the ones looking nervous now. Otamendi has to make a good challenge to stop Callejon on the right, but it’s not long before Maggio wins a corner. The home fans are quiet.

80 min: The free-kick’s out on the left, but De Bruyne reckons he can catch Reina out at the near post. Reina’s alive to the danger and punches clear. From there, City get themselves into trouble, losing it in midfield and allowing Napoli to counter. Callejon strokes a pass through to Mertens. He has two City defenders for company and decides to try a chip after spotting Ederson off his line. No. He gets it all wrong. Right idea, poor execution, the ball dribbling wide.

79 min: Sane, faced by two defenders, drops a shoulder and brilliantly beats Maggio on the outside. Maggio cynically brings him down just outside the area, taking the inevitable booking.

78 min: Adam Ounas replaces the disappointing Marek Hamsik.

77 min: Albiol tries to send a header back to Reina and ends up conceding a corner. Sane’s cross is headed away.

76 min: Ilkay Gundogan replaces David Silva. Raul Albiol has been booked for something.

75 min: Gabriel Jesus puts the ball in the Napoli net after a superb City move, the Silva twins combining wonderfully before De Bruyne makes the final pass, but the flag’s up for offside.

74 min: Credit to Napoli. They were played off the park in the first 30 minutes and they haven’t particularly impressed all evening, but they’ve stuck at it, hung in the match and have their reward now.

Diawara has never taken a penalty before. You wouldn’t think so from this, though. He shows Mertens how it’s done, calmly stroking the ball into the bottom left corner with his right, beating Ederson’s dive, showing Mertens how it’s done and setting up a very intriguing ending here!

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72 min: Another penalty for Napoli! Ghoulam charges into the box and swerves past Fernandinho, who hangs out his right leg, giving the referee an easy decision. Napoli have to score this.

70 min: Hysaj can’t continue. On comes Christian Maggio.

69 min: Bernardo Silva replaces Raheem Sterling, the first City goalscorer.

68 min: David Silva’s finally back on his feet. He eventually retakes his position on the pitch. Napoli are still down to 10.

66 min: David Silva is down after a clash of heads with Hysaj, who also has a nasty cut on his face. Silva’s being bandaged and he’s smiling, so it might not be too bad. But Bernardo Silva is getting ready to come on. Hysaj is also being wrapped up.

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65 min: City spend a while impressing with their passing at the back. It’s Barcelona-esque. Fernandinho’s transformed into Busquets. Until he reverts back to Pellegrini-era Fernandinho. All of a sudden, City are in a mighty spot of bother after Allan tackles the Brazilian on the edge of the area. They’ve made a right dog’s dinner of this! Mertens slides in and beats Ederson to the loose ball and knocks it to Hamsik. The goal’s open, but Stones brilliantly chucks himself in front of the shot to deflect it wide with his chest!

63 min: City make a meal of clearing their lines - in the way they clear their lines - and Hamsik slips a pass through to Zielinski. The midfielder collides with the covering Walker, but appeals for a penalty are half-hearted.

60 min: There isn’t much of a sign of Napoli getting back into this yet. City look pretty comfortable.

56 min: Lorenzo Insigne has gone down on the left. He’s looking forlornly at the bench. Napoli play Inter on the weekend. The winger’s replaced by Allan, whose introduction seems to amuse the crowd, leading to a load of cries of “Alan! Alan! Alan!”.

54 min: Fernandinho, who’s having a storming game in the middle, outmuscles Hamsik before turning to clip a pass through to Jesus. He speeds into the area, but he’s tackled before he can shoot. Still, though, he manages to readjust on the floor and prod back to Sterling. The ball eventually comes to Sane; a deflection takes his shot wide. The corner comes to nothing.

52 min: Hysaj, who’s had a difficult evening, chips a nice pass down the right. Callejon tries to speed on to it, but Ederson charges out to concede a throw. Callejon’s annoyed, complaining that Ederson wasted time by kicking the ball away. The referee tells him to do one.

50 min: After a Napoli move breaks down, Silva skitters through the middle, but for once he makes the wrong choice, ignoring Sane to his left and losing the ball.

48 min: Napoli help themselves to a spell of possession. Don’r be surprised if they score.

46 min: Napoli get the second half underway. City are immediately pouring forward, Kevin the Teenager sliding another impossible pass down the line to send Sterling haring down the right. He can’t quite find Jesus in the middle, though. If he had, it was 3-0.

A curious exchange at the end of the half. Kevin de Bruyne, still annoyed about that booking for dissent, tries to engage the fourth official in hot debate. Fernandinho, sensing his team-mate might get himself sent off, tries to lead him away. Then David Silva steps in. De Bruyne isn’t happy with this turn of events, growing even redder in the face than usual, his voice gradually ever more high pitched as his irritation grows. “Let me talk! Let me talk! Let me talk! Let me talk! LET ME TALK! LETMETALK! LEMMETALK! LEMMETAWWWWK!!” Eventually he storms down the tunnel.

Napoli are the best team in Italy at the moment. They’ve been made to look like wheezing mid-table flotsam. City have played exquisite football and scored two fine goals. The game isn’t over yet, though. Not only is there another half to play, Napoli have had a penalty saved and started to gather their thoughts a bit before half-time. They could score ... but you wouldn’t bet against City scoring a few more too.

45 min: A slack pass from Hamsik sparks another City attack. Again Sane confuses himself, but his odd cross runs to Sterling on the right. He keeps it alive before it goes and out turns it back to Jesus cleverly, but the Brazilian can’t beat Reina from a tight angle.

44 min: De Bruyne’s booked for dissent.

43 min: Napoli are pressing. It’s been tense for City since the penalty. Napoli have a free-kick on the right after David Silva does an Andy Carroll impression, catching Callejon with a stray arm. It must be the shaved head that’s bringing that out of Silva.

41 min: It’s been quite the half. City could easily be 4-0 up. It could easily be 2-1. As it is, City are still in control, but Napoli have encouragement all of a sudden. Napoli are playing now. Ghoulam darts down the left and crosses for Mertens. His shot’s blocked.

38 min: Dries Mertens has scored so many goals in the past year. But this is a dreadful penalty! He hammers it down the middle, with no subtlety at all, and Ederson, diving to his right, blocks it with his legs! The ball spins to the opposite corner and Mertens looks poised to hammer in the rebound, only for Fernandinho to deny him heroically!

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