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Manchester City abandoned players shine together in the Champions League! Hoylen scored twice, De Bruyne assisted and double hit

10:26am, 2 October 2025Football

The second round of the Champions League group stage, I won’t be exhausted and beat Portugal Sports 2-1. In this game, forward Hoylen, who was loaned to Naples from Manchester United, scored twice in the game, increasing his club goals this season to 4, continuing his outstanding performance after returning to Italy. The one who gave him two assists was his former opponent De Bruyne.

This is only the 8th time Hoylund has played in the Champions League main match. He has previously represented Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League group stage six times in the 23-24 season. Despite Manchester United's struggles that season, the Denmark international scored five goals. However, Hoylund's Champions League goals at Manchester United all appeared in the team's defeat. He scored a goal in Manchester United's 3-4 loss to Bayern Munich, and also won two goals in a 2-3 loss to Galatasaray and 3-4 loss to Copenhagen.

And scoring in Naples' victory over Portugal Sports, Hoylen finally experienced the feeling of scoring and winning in the Champions League. Hoylen scored 3 goals in Naples with only 5 appearances, which is the same as his previous goal count in the last 35 games at Manchester United, which undoubtedly adds another bitterness to Manchester United fans.

Manchester United performed poorly in the new season and just suffered its fourth defeat last weekend. The pressure on coach Ruben Amorin is increasing. Red Devils fans will undoubtedly be frustrated to see another player struggling at Manchester United recovering their form elsewhere.

The former Premier League opponents are now shining together in the Champions League

Hoilen's ability to score twice in the Champions League is inseparable from the help of a former opponent. His two goals all came from assists from former Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian performed well and also won the trust of Napoli coach Conte again.

In Napoli's 1-2 loss to AC Milan last weekend, De Bruyne was replaced in the 72nd minute, and he seemed very frustrated. Conte criticized his angry reaction after being replaced.

"I hope he was frustrated by the results of the game. If it was because of something else, he would have found the wrong person." Conte warned after the game.

In tonight's Champions League match, De Bruyne played 81 minutes and won two assists for the team. So far, he made 3 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances in Naples, which was gratifying.

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