Porto v Napoli: De Bruyne and Højlund named in starting line-ups

Porto and Napoli have announced their starting line-ups for a match in which both sides are looking to earn points against their opponents.

Kevin De Bruyne starts for Napoli, alongside Rasmus Højlund, while Porto include Victor Froholdt, Gabri Veiga and Pepe in their XI.

Porto’s starting line-up is: Andre Silva, Bednarek, Diogo Costa, Pablo Rosario, Pepe, Kiwior, Sainz, Gabri Veiga, Martim Fernandes, Victor Froholdt and Alberto Costa.

Porto’s substitutes are Claudio Ramos, S.Fofana, Joao Costa, In-beom Hwang, Zaidu Sanusi, N. Perez, Santiago Gimenez, Francisco Moura, Alan Varela, Samu Aghehowa, Oskar Pietuszewski and Souza.

Napoli start with De Bruyne, Politano, Rrahmani, Meret, Anguissa, McTominay, Sam Beukema, Gilmour, Rafa Marin, Højlund and Antonio Vergara.

Napoli’s substitutes are Nikita Contini, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Lang, Lorenzo Lucca, Giovane, Claudio Lieto and Andrea Chiummariello.

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