The Champions League will continue its round of 16 in the middle of this week. Four matches will be presented, one of which is Napoli vs Barcelona. The League has now progressed and entered the last 16. In the middle of last week, four matches were held.
The results of the matches include Man City won 3-1 over Copenhagen, Real Madrid won 1-0 over RB Leipzig, PSG won 2-0 over Real Sociedad, and Lazio won 1-0 over Bayern Munich.
However, Napoli are in a condition that is far from convincing. The reason is Napoli have just sacked coach Walter Mazzari, then appointed Francesco Calzona as his replacement. Previously, Napoli had also sacked Rudi Garcia.
Napoli is the runner-up in Group C. Meanwhile, Barcelona are the champions of Group H. In the group phase, Napoli and Barcelona both swallowed two defeats. The difference is, Napoli won three times (W3 D1 L2), while Barcelona won four times (W4 D0 L2).
Head to Head Napoli vs Barcelona
As defending champions of the Italian League, Napoli’s performance is quite poor. Partenopei currently sits in 9th place in the Italian League standings with 36 points. The aspiration to defend the Serie A title deserves to be buried because Napoli are 27 points behind Inter, the top of the competition.
Barcelona will certainly not just let Napoli rise in this match. The victory at home to Celta Vigo in LaLiga continued, making the Blaugrana unbeaten in the last 4 matches.
But of course, Xavi still has to evaluate. This season in the Champions League, Barcelona suffered 2 defeats, all of which occurred in away games. This must be a concern because a good result in Naples is mandatory if you want Barca to play more calmly in the second leg.
4 Meetings So Far
- 25-02-2022 Napoli 2-4 Barcelona (Europa League)
- 18-02-2022 Barcelona 1-1 Napoli (Europa League)
- 09-08-2020 Barcelona 3-1 Napoli (Champions League)
- 26-02-2020 Napoli 1-1 Barcelona (Champions League)
Napoli’s Last 5 Games
- 23-01-24 Napoli 0-1 Inter (Supercoppa)
- 29-01-24 Lazio 0-0 Napoli (Serie A)
- 04-02-24 Napoli 2-1 Verona (Serie A)
- 12-02-24 Milan 1-0 Napoli (Serie A)
- 17-02-24 Napoli 1-1 Genoa (Serie A)
5 Pertandingan Terakhir Barcelona
- 28-01-24 Barcelona 3-5 Villarreal (La Liga)
- 01-02-24 Barcelona 1-0 Osasuna (La Liga)
- 04-02-24 Alaves 1-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
- 12-02-24 Barcelona 3-3 Granada (La Liga)
- 18-02-24 Celta 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Calzona are expected to return to playing the way they did in the Spalletti era. Therefore, the important role of players like Matteo Politano, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Victor Osimhen will be crucial in this match.
On the other hand, Napoli must be wary of Robert Lewandowski. His sharpness began to return consistently after packing four goals in the last three matches. Lewandowski also bought up two goals in Barca’s victory at Celta headquarters.
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