Napoli – Chelsea: Conte’s Continental Crisis Continues (2-3)

This Champions League fixture reunites a top-class manager with one of his old pitstops. It appeared that both parties are bringing baggage into this contest as they chase objectives on continental soil, and this five-goal affair failed to end to pain of an established figurehead.

Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere.

Antonio Conte continues to carry an ambivalent reputation between affairs in Europe and those closer to home. In Naples, he has guided a team towards another Scudetto: a feat he is unlikely to follow up after dropped points to Inter Milan and Juventus have seen a nine-point gap build between them and the table topping Nerazzurri. However, continental competition continues to be a stumbling block, and a 1-1 draw against ten-man København has left the players in desperate need of a victory.

Chelsea command a more comfortable position in the league phase, sitting in 8th position with a total of 13 points. Only one of those 13 points has come away from home after defeats to Bayern Munich and

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