Napoli are liable to going through a bunch stage exit from the Champions League after picking-up 4 factors from as many matches and historical past means that Antonio Conte is unlikely to show his sides’ type round.
Napoli Face European Catastrophe
The Partenopei have failed to satisfy expectations within the 2025/26 Champions League thus far, securing only one victory and dropping all the way down to twenty fourth within the desk.
Solely 24 out of the 36 groups will progress into the knockout phases, as the highest eight qualify for the Ro16 routinely and the remaining sides enter a play-off spherical.
Which means that Napoli are at the moment occupying the ultimate spot to only e book an opportunity at qualifying for the Ro16 and Conte’s facet are solely one-point away from elimination.
To this point, the Serie A champions have suffered defeats to Manchester Metropolis and PSV, with the latter marking a second in historical past – because it was the primary time Napoli had ever conceded six objectives in a European competitors.
The Partenopei had been overwhelmed 6-2 by the Dutch facet on October twenty first, which was the primary time Conte had seen one among his sides concede six objectives in a match.
Napoli’s singular victory within the Champions League got here on MD2, as Rasmus Hojlund bagged a brace to safe a 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon at dwelling.
Most lately, the Scudetto holders had been held to a 0-0 stalemate by Frankfurt and this underwhelming efficiency was adopted by a 2-0 defeat by Bologna on MD11 in Serie A.
This run of outcomes elevated the strain on Conte vastly and hypothesis over a attainable exit has continued to flow into, being boosted by reviews that Napoli are among the many list of sides interested in appointing Xavi.
If Conte desires to maintain a agency grip on his position in Naples then qualifying for the following spherical of the Champions League shall be essential – however the Italian’s file in Europe’s elite competitors is way from convincing.
Antonio Conte Champions League Document
Juventus
2012/13: Eradicated in Quarter Finals
2013/14: Eradicated in Group Stage
Conte’s first managerial run within the Champions League got here in the course of the 2012/13 season with Juventus and continues to be his finest efficiency within the competitors.
Nevertheless, Conte was not truly on the sidelines for Juventus’ total group stage run, because the Italian was serving a touchline ban for a match-fixing scandal throughout his tenure with Siena.
The 56-year-old nonetheless took cost of coaching classes, however Massimo Carrera took over the matchday duties and the Bianconeri went on to complete high of Group E over Shakhtar Donetsk, Chelsea and FC Nordsjaelland.
Conte made his long-awaited return to the sidelines for Juve’s Ro16 conflict in opposition to Celtic, securing a 5-0 combination victory over the Scottish facet and reserving a spot in opposition to Bayern Munich.
The Serie A giants had been no match for Bayern, shedding 4-0 on combination and the German facet went on to raise the trophy at Wembley Stadium a couple of months later.
Sadly for Conte, reaching the Champions League in his first season was not an indication of issues to come back, because the Bianconeri had been eradicated within the group phases in the course of the 2013/14 season.
Juventus completed third in Group B behind Actual Madrid and Galatasaray, because the Serie A facet picked up six-points total (1W, 3D & 2L) and this was Conte’s last season in Turin – parting methods with the membership in July 2014.
Chelsea
2017/18: Eradicated in Ro16
After spending two-years with the Italian nationwide crew between 2014 and 2016, Conte returned to the Champions League within the 2017/18 marketing campaign with Chelsea.
Shifting to Stamford Bridge was an enormous choice by the 56-year-old, because it was the primary time that Conte had managed a facet outdoors of Italy and he discovered big success in England – profitable the league titles throughout his debut season.
Nevertheless, his performances in Europe didn’t stay as much as these lofty requirements, because the Blues completed second in a bunch consisting of AS Roma, Atletico Madrid and Qarabag – choosing up three wins, two attracts and one defeat.
This led to Conte’s facet going through Barcelona within the Ro16, holding the Spanish facet to a 1-1 stalemate within the dwelling leg earlier than struggling a 3-0 thrashing at Camp Nou.
Inter Milan
2019/20: Eradicated in Group Stage
2020/21: Eradicated in Group Stage
Conte’s efficiency within the Champions League with Inter Milan is extensively thought-about one of many lowest-points within the Italian’s profession, as he didn’t progress previous the group phases on every event.
In 2019/20, Inter completed third in Group F behind Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, after profitable simply two of their six matches – that means the Nerazzurri dropped down into the Europa League.
Europe’s secondary competitors offered a second of aid for Conte and his facet, as Inter picked-up wins over Ludogorets, Getafe, Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk to e book a spot within the last.
The Serie A facet had been overwhelmed 3-2 by Sevilla as Romelu Lukaku went from hero to zero, after cancelling out his opening strike with a 74th minute own-goal handy Sevilla the trophy.
Within the following season, Conte suffered his worst marketing campaign to this point as Inter Milan completed backside of Group B behind Actual Madrid, Borussia Monchengladbach and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Conte’s facet scored seven objectives in six matches and had been victorious on one event, ending their Champions League marketing campaign with six-points and a -2 objectives distinction.
At present, Napoli have four-points from 4 Champions League matches and a -5 objectives distinction, that means Conte is on observe to file his worst Champions League end in historical past.
Luciano Spalletti, who lately made headlines for providing advice to Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso, guided Napoli to the quarter-finals in 2022/23 and that is nonetheless the furthest the Partenopei have reached within the UEFA Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur
2022/23: Eradicated in Ro16
Antonio Conte might want supporters to overlook about his time with Tottenham Hotspur, as Spurs are the one facet on this checklist that didn’t see a league title beneath the Italian.
Nevertheless, the 2022/23 season did deliver an finish to Conte’s group stage woes in Europe, because the Italian guided his facet to a primary place end in Group D – sitting above Frankfurt, Sporting Lisbon and Marseille.
This set-up a tie in opposition to one among Conte’s former rivals within the Ro16, as Spurs confronted AC Milan throughout two-legs and the Lilywhites failed to attain a single purpose in both match.
A 1-0 victory at dwelling within the opening leg was sufficient for the Rossoneri to safe a spot within the quarter finals and Conte was sacked simply 10-days after his facet had been eradicated from the Champions League.
