A 5-1 trouncing in Bavaria left the Gunners facing mission impossible for the return leg and confidence is hardly soaring after a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool on Saturday left Arsene Wenger’s team outside the Premier League’s top four. Stranger things have happened, if not in the Champions League where no team has ever recovered from a four-goal deficit in the second leg of a knockout tie.
Category: Napoli
Boring, boring Serie A? The haters should try watching Roma v Napoli
Roma’s Serie A clash with Napoli could have a huge impact on the title race – and it might just be one of the best games in years More goals than LaLiga and Ligue 1, a three-way title race and wanton abandon of defensive ideals. This is Serie A, but not as we know it.
Inspired by Maradona, Mertens leads Napoli to win at Milan
Inspired by Diego Maradona’s visit to training, Dries Mertens led Napoli to a 2-1 victory at AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday. Mertens, who has often been compared to Maradona, provided two sublime assists to help Napoli race into a 2-0 lead, with less than 10 minutes gone at San Siro.
Higuain who? Mertens scores 4 as Napoli beats Torino 5-3
Mertens’ emergence has eased the pain caused by Higuain’s departure in the off-season. Not content with bagging a hat trick last weekend, the diminutive forward netted four on Sunday to help Napoli to a 5-3 win over Torino.