Napoli striker Rasmus Hojlund admits it was a tough night for their defeat at Manchester City on Thursday.
Napoli lost their Champions League opener 2-1, with defender Giovanni di Lorenzo sent off in the first-half.
On-loan Manchester United striker Hojlund told Sky Italia: "Playing against City in this stadium is already difficult, playing 11 against 10 is even more so. It's a very difficult match."
Former City star Kevin de Bruyne was substituted immediately after Di Lorenzo's dismissal.
And Hojlund also said, "He wanted to play this match, but the coach makes the decisions and we have to respect his decisions.
"He has a lot of quality and is a great player, but it was the coach's decision and that's how it went."
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that red card changed the game. high profile game like that are best enjoyed when both teams are same numbers at least for the the first half. to me it should have just been a yellow card with a free kick looking at the tempo . I stopped watching just after the red card. the beauty of the game went off .
Haaland initiated the contact , after the review it’s not even the yellow
izacksen
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Mr man a yellow card for denying a goal scoring opportunity, you must be joking
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Tencdeiopt
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that red card changed the game. high profile game like that are best enjoyed when both teams are same numbers at least for the the first half. to me it should have just been a yellow card with a free kick looking at the tempo . I stopped watching just after the red card. the beauty of the game went off .
Mr man a yellow card for denying a goal scoring opportunity, you must be joking
Gwinghltd
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that red card changed the game. high profile game like that are best enjoyed when both teams are same numbers at least for the the first half. to me it should have just been a yellow card with a free kick looking at the tempo . I stopped watching just after the red card. the beauty of the game went off .