Osimhen to Face Real Madrid in a top-of-the-table UEFA Champions League clash with ten-time champions Real Madrid.
Matchday 2 in the Champions League promises to be a cracker as teams like Dortmund go against Milan in Germany and Newcastle clashes with Paris St. Germain in England. All eyes will be in Italy as last year’s Serie A Champions Napoli tackle Spanish giants Napoli in Group C.
Osimhen will be heading into the game after solving the TikTok saga between him and his club.
Carlo Ancelloti Understands The Osimhen Threat
In a presser before this colossal fixture, Real Madrid head coach, Carlo Ancelotti came to terms with the threats Napoli poses in their ranks.
“They are very good forwards who have really broken out in the last year, they have demonstrated their quality and shown they are top-level players. They have amazing talent with different characteristics. Kvaratskhelia is very strong one-on-one and Osimhen is very dangerous.” He stated.
Osimhen To Face Real Madrid In Search Of Goals
Osimhen has not yet found his scoring boot in the Champions League this season, but finishing top scorer in the Italian league last season and already bagging 5 goals in 8 games in the Serie A this season. The Madrid defense will definitely be beaming a spotlight on this “very dangerous” striker.
Osimhen flourished last season with a series of assists and a proper link-up with the Georgian, Kvaratskhelia. The Nigerian will be hoping this fixture ignites the spark that once was his teammates and the club, amidst the controversy surrounding him and the club.
Real Madrid on the other hand has not fallen short with the possession and acquisition of superstars. This season there is a new star in Madrid and his name is Jude Bellingham.
The Englishman has been pivotal in Madrid’s success this season. Jude has shown class in his first season for Real Madrid, already recording 7 goals and 2 assists in 9 games. Coming in clutch for the Spanish team in a majority of these games.
Bellingham will make Napoli think twice when both teams go against each other in Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League.