Pep Guardiola spoke glowingly of Manchester City's Neapolitan opponents after they ran the hosts close in Manchester in match-day 3 of the Champions League.
Well, facing the daunting trip to Napoli's San Paolo stadium this evening, the Spaniard will have been undoubtedly prepared for what one of Italy's most in-form teams is capable of.
It only took 20 minutes for Napoli to justify Guardiola's concern.
Scoring a goal that would look just as much at home if it was scored by a Guardiola side, this Napoli team are really something special to watch
With City looking to maintain their 100% record in the Champions League this season, they are aware they are in for a battle tonight.
However, it only took the visitors less than 15 minutes to pull back an equaliser and it now stand 1-1 in Naples.