Mazzarri: We can compete

Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri was delighted with his side's 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League last night. The Italians were put on the back foot after an early strike from Toni Kroos but equalised thanks to Holger Badstuber's own goal before half-time. Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis then came to the rescue in the second half to save Mario Gomez's penalty, as his team secured a valuable point at the San Paolo stadium. "It was important for us to get a result and we did that," Mazzarri told the club's website. "We were facing a fantastic team of the highest quality. Bayern are very strong and are in the best of form. "In the last ten games Bayern have scored 25 goals and conceded just one, so that says a lot about the performance of my team." The result extended Napoli's unbeaten run in Europe and left them second in Group A - two points behind pool leaders Bayern and one point clear of Manchester City after three games. "We've played three games against top rivals and we have proved that we can compete against anyone," Mazzarri said. "We want to continue like this in order to honour the Champions League until the end. We still have a long way to go to arrive to the level of Bayern but our aim is to grow and in recent years we have managed to do so."