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Champions League: Napoli draw important for Genk - Samatta

Genk captain Mbwana Samatta is pleased with his teammates character in their goalless draw against Napoli on Wednesday.

Following a 6-2 loss to RB Salzburg in their opening Champions League fixture, the Blue-White put in a decent performance at Luminus Arena to grab their first point this season.

Although they failed to convert their chances, Genk were able to neutralise the threats posed by the Italian visitors and Samatta is satisfied with the clean sheet.

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"We played against a tough opponent but it was important that we showed character today after the bad result in Salzburg," Samatta said after the game.