It was an anticlimactic homecoming for Kevin De Bruyne two weeks ago, but that suited Manchester City, who eased past the 10 men of Napoli to get their Champions League campaign up and running.
Winners of the competition in 2023, City went out with a whimper last term, and it remains to be seen whether enough has been done in the previous two transfer markets to evolve Pep Guardiola’s side into true contenders once more. The competition is fierce.
The Cityzens struggled mightily in Europe away from home in 2024–25, so there’s a sense of Guardiola’s men needing to nurse a few scars when they travel to Monaco on Wednesday for their first meeting with the Ligue 1 side since 2017.
Here’s how you can watch the upcoming league phase bout.






