Leicester City hosts Napoli in round 1 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, September 16th at King Power Stadium (Leicester)
Leicester City started this season by winning one more trophy. In the match for the Super Cup of England, the Foxe beat Manchester City thanks to a goal from the former “citizen” Iheanacho. But only a month passed, and Pep Guardiola took revenge on Rogers. Yes, he praised the manager from Northern Ireland, saying that he learns a lot from him. But when it came to the Premier League, the grandee confidently proved who is stronger. Nevertheless, the task remains the same for the Foxes — they need to get into the Champions League. It will now be much more difficult to do this through the Premier League, as the quartet of favorites is clearly outlined. Whom Leicester can displace from the top four? Liverpool with a recovered van Dijk? Chelsea, which bought Lukaku, or Manchester United with Ronaldo and Sancho? Manchester City with Grealish and a bunch of stars? But is this motivation enough to pay serious attention to the Europa League? At least in the fall?
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Napoli seriously resembled just Leicester in the previous season if we compare its scenario. The Neapolitans also waged a struggle for a place among the best. It seemed that it would be successful, even though De Laurentiis interfered with Gattuso as best he could, openly looking for a replacement. And like the Foxes, the Parthenopeans still dropped out of the quartet of leaders. Truth be told, Napoli stumbled out of the blue, having failed to beat the unmotivated Verona in the last round. But thanks to this, Spalletti appeared in Naples instead of Gennaro. Luciano may not stand the eccentric movie mogul for long either. But so far, the start of the ex-coach of Zenit turns out to be just perfect. His team demonstrates one hundred percent results. And Napoli not only beats clearly weaker opponents, as was the case in August (2-0 with Venezia and 2-1 with Genoa). On Saturday, the Neapolitans dealt with Juventus in Naples. But there is one question: will they be interested in the Europa League? Perhaps they will concentrate on Serie A?
Leicester City has entered the international arena a few times. It is not surprising that the Foxes have not played against Napoli before, and the clubs have not crossed paths even at a friendly level. Bookmakers give small priority to Leicester, as it will play at home. But it seems that the clubs will try to go through the tournament in "economy mode", so we will bet on Under 3.0 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 goals scored
