We take on the Italian side in a 20:00 (UK) kick-off this Thursday looking to start our 2025/26 journey in the elite European competition in the best way possible.
Pep Guardiola’s men head into the game in high spirits after a thumping 3-0 derby triumph over Manchester United while there’s the sub-plot of Kevin De Bruyne returning to the Etihad with his new club after 10 years in the sky blue of City.
Napoli, led by Antonio Conte, have won their first three games in Serie A, beating Sassuolo 2-0 away, Cagliari 1-0 at home before another triumph on the road courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Fiorentina this past weekend.
For UK viewers, the game will be available live on TNT Sports but how can you watch if you’re overseas? Scroll down to find out.
Check out how you can watch the game depending on what territory you’re in, thanks to the below list from livesoccertv.com.
List correct as of Thursday 18 September 2025.
Global TV listings
City v Napoli App coverage
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from our Champions League clash against Napoli at the Etihad in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 18:45 (UK).
Shaun Goater and Steph Houghton will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show alongside presenter Liam Loftus, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
We’ll have a quick-hit 2-minute highlights package available at Midnight (UK) on Thursday and 23:00 (Global) on Friday, while you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit from 23:00 (Global) on Friday, too.
On CITY+ meanwhile, there’ll be our popular full-match replay as well as our new extended highlights offering which features the best 20 minutes of action from the game. Both are also available at Midnight (UK) on Thursday and 23:00 (Global) on Friday.
