MATCH ANALYSIS
CITY A.M. VERDICT
A barmy match which could have seen Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge with an advantage ultimately leaves them facing an enormous task to prolong their involvement in this season’s Champions League
MAN OF THE MATCH
It seems almost unfair that a nation in Argentina which boasts the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero can also call upon the services of another bustling dribbler in Ezequiel Lavezzi. He scored twice and was a constant source of menace
KEY MOMENT
Having surrendered an advantage which had been largely gifted to them, the momentum swung emphatically against Chelsea when Cavani was left unattended at the far post and shouldered Napoli ahead on the stroke of half time.
TALKING POINT
Andre Villas-Boas has asked for the public backing of his employers, but last night’s defeat is unlikely to prompt such a declaration. Can Chelsea now afford a three weeks of managerial speculation ahead of a second leg that will define their season?
DUGOUT VIEW
We could have gone to London with greater calm. Our qualification is still at risk. We now need to go to Stamford Bridge and fight to go through. This is a squad that does not give in.
Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri