Champions League, Napoli-Real Madrid: probable lineups and TV times

Naples, 2 October 2023 - Going from the fear of having already compromised your path in the championship in September to the dream of beating the Real Madrid in Champions League: in this swing of emotions swings a Napoli which, thanks to the recent poker inflicted on Udinese e Lecce, hopes to give himself another evening to remember in the most prestigious continental competition. The appointment is one of the ultra-luxury ones, given that Tuesday 3 October 21 al Maradona the Spanish battleship will show up. With a lot of return to Fuorigrotta di Carlo Ancelotti.  

Probable lineups

Naples (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Natan, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia. Coach: Garcia Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Kepa; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Kroos, Tchouaméni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius. Coach: Ancelotti

Time and where to watch the match on TV

Naples-Real Madrid (kick-off at 21) will be broadcast live on Tuesday 3 October from Sky through the channels Sky Sports One (number 201), Sky Sports 4K (number 213) to Sky Sports (number 252). Streaming to your device is also available Sky Go and on platforms NOW e Mediaset Infinity.

Qui Naples

Serie A e Champions League they are two very different competitions: this apparently very obvious concept has been reiterated several times by Rudi Garcia, well aware of the hidden pitfalls in both tournaments. Speaking of the continental one, the approach of Napoli to the day 2 is as a leader of the group C: a position to maintain, also to put a first mortgage on the passage to the second round. To continue sailing with full points afterwards the success achieved at home Sporting Braga, Garcia he wants to continue to focus on the formation that is allowing him to get back on top in the championship after a complicated start and, above all, to earn more points in the face of that part of the square that remains skeptical. There is therefore space between the posts Alex Meret, with Giovanni Di Lorenzo e Mathias Olivera as full-backs and Leo Ostigard e Nathan at the center of the defense: still nothing to do so for Amir Rrahmani e Juan Jesus, still stuck in the pits. He will obviously act in the control room Stanislav Lobotka, with Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa e Piotr Zielinski to complete the median. Attack chapter: in the center there are zero doubts, with Victor Osimhen who wants to extend the ongoing winning streak after a few empty rounds (a rare event). It will be on the left Khvisha Kvaratskhelia, in turn returning from a convincing rebirth on the pitch: complete with a return to scoring afterwards 192 days of fasting. The only ballot is on the right, the area of ​​the field where in fact Garcia today he has even less certainties. However, at the moment there is a verdict: Matteo Politano is ahead on jesper lindstrom.

The statements of Di Lorenzo and Garcia

The honor and burden of facing the Real Madrid as captain of a Napoli championship title belongs to By Lorenzo, which in this particular statistic happens to a certain Diego Armando Maradona. "It's always nice to play this type of match. We know we're facing a phenomenal team but, thanks to the support of our fans, we have no intention of giving anything away."

To dream big the Azzurri will be able to count on a osimhen returned to scoring but still dealing with various non-football problems. "Nothing has changed for us in terms of the locker room: Victor he is the usual great player who is willing to give everything for the team. In general, I think it is better to stop making comparisons with the recent past and in particular with last season." Wise words from the captain, who in doing so provides a very respectable assist to Garcia, the new that increasingly advances. "This is any coach's favorite competition: for this reason, as I have already said several times, the Napoli he has the duty to play it every year. Thanks to the victory of Lecce we are virtually back in the area Champions and now we can fully concentrate on this match, which will require both heart and brain". And perhaps also some tactical measures aimed at caging Bellingham. "At a market level the Real moved very well after the departure of Karim Benzema: I also allude to the presence in the squad of Joselu, another very dangerous element. This denotes the strength of the team in all its units, but we will also have several weapons to be able to win."

There is no shortage of trust Garcia, which delves into the state of health of the blue locker room. "In reality we opened the season by winning the first matches: for this reason I don't think my Napoli started badly. Something has changed in terms of episodes: we always dominate the game and we shoot a lot, but the ball doesn't always go in. However, now that some singles have unlocked the situation, the situation is improving: I am obviously referring in particular to kvaratskhelia, which is finally lighter".

Real Madrid here

Not only Napoli in general: for Ancelotti there is even a prospect of returning to the hotel where, in December 2019, the turbulent dismissal took place which put an end to his equally turbulent adventure on the blue bench. Since then the Napoli and the Emilian coach have found their own way, moving forward without missing each other and without particular poisons: a question of a feeling that has never been born. Today though Ancelotti and its Real Madrid they don't want to give discounts to the Azzurri: leadership is at stake group C and on the part of Carletto perhaps even a hint of desire for revenge against Aurelio De Laurentiis. The training for tomorrow is quickly done and designed with a 4-3-1-2 open between the posts by Kepa Arrizabalaga: the fullbacks will be Daniel Carvajal e Ferland Mendy, while in the center of defense they will act Antonio Rudiger e Nacho. Toni Kroos, Aurelien Tchouameni ed Eduardo Camavinga they will compose a median that will support the star Jude Bellingham, in turn at the service of the attack tandem formed by Rodrygo e Vinicius: two Brazilians chasing the capture of the stadium named after Maradona.Read also - Champions League, Inter-Benfica: probable lineups and TV times