Monthly Archives: February 2021
Koulibaly: ‘Top four at all costs’
Koulibaly: ‘Top four at all costs’
Kalidou Koulibaly confesses Napoli ‘have no more excuses, our objective is the Champions League and we must do everything to get into the top four.’ The Partenopei crashed out of the Europa League with a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Granada, as today’s 2-1 win was not enough to overturn the 2-0 first leg result. “We […]
Juventus-Napoli on March 17
Juventus-Napoli on March 17
Napoli’s Europa League elimination means we now have a date for their rescheduled Serie A match with Juventus, on March 17. The Week 3 fixture was originally set for October 4, 2020 and called off when Napoli didn’t travel due to COVID cases. They were docked a point and given an automatic 3-0 defeat for […]
Granada hail ‘historic’ qualification
Granada hail ‘historic’ qualification
Granada coach Diego Martinez praised an ‘historic’ achievement by knocking Napoli out of the Europa League. This is their first ever European campaign, yet they are in the Round of 16 after a 3-2 aggregate victory over the Partenopei. “This is something historic,” Martinez said in comments carried by Football-Espana.net. “What the team has done is […]
Gattuso lashes out at Granada’s approach
Gattuso lashes out at Granada’s approach
There was an element of sour grapes about Gennaro Gattuso’s post-match comments after his Napoli side were knocked out of the Europa League[1] by Granada. The Partenopei won 2-1 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday, but were unable to overturn their 2-0 first leg loss. Gattuso, though, was left unimpressed by Granada’s approach […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli mustn’t get depressed’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli mustn’t get depressed’
Gennaro Gattuso again asked the media to spare his players after Napoli crashed out of the Europa League, but blasted Granada for ‘time-wasting.’ The damage was done in the first leg, losing 2-0 in Spain, so this evening’s 2-1 victory in Naples was not enough. “We conceded another absurd goal today after a ricocheted shot. […]
EL: Napoli can’t complete Granada comeback
EL: Napoli can’t complete Granada comeback
Napoli managed to beat Granada with Piotr Zielinski and Fabian Ruiz goals, but the 2-1 win was not enough to overturn their 2-0 first leg defeat and their Europa League is over. Follow all the action as it happens from this game, Milan-Red Star and Roma-Braga on the LIVEBLOG. There was a mountain to climb […]
Napoli win not enough to overcome Granada
Napoli win not enough to overcome Granada
Napoli[1]’s 2-1 defeat of Granada[2] at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday evening saw them crash out of the Europa League[3] after their 2-0 loss in Spain[4]. Goals by Piotr Zielinski and Fabian Ruiz gave Napoli the win on the night. Unfortunately, a first half goal by Angel Montoro was enough to help Granada […]