Remembering five of Napoli’s greatest nights in European football

18-Apr-2023 09:58:30 | The Guardian

As Napoli prepare to take on Milan for a place in the Champions League semi-finals, we look back on some of their biggest wins

By Kirsten Schlewitz for The Gentleman Ultra

It’s hard to believe that Napoli were in the third tier of Italian football 17 years ago yet have played in European competitions for 13 of the past 14 seasons. Their run to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season is their most exciting achievement since Diego Maradona lifted the Uefa Cup in 1989. They pulled off a dramatic comeback against Italian opponents on their way to reaching that final and will have to do the same if they want to progress any further this year. Milan have a 1-0 lead after the first leg of their quarter-final but, as Napoli’s history shows, the magic often happens at home.