Napoli hosts Barcelona in the second leg of the Europa League 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, February 24th at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples)
Luciano Spalletti's team started its way in the Europa League from the group stage. Napoli advanced to the playoffs, taking second place in Group C. The Neapolitans earned 10 points in matches against Spartak Moscow (2-3 and 1-2), Leicester (2-2 and 3-2), and Legia (3-0 and 4-1). And they got a very status opponent in the 1/16 finals. On February 17, Napoli tied against the Catalans at Camp Nou (1-1). The Blues avoided defeat due to Barca's problems with the conversion of scoring chances. Piotr Zielinski scored in the 1st half, and Ferran Torres leveled the score from the penalty spot after the break. Spalletti's players, who spent a lot of energy in Barcelona, lost points in Serie A on February 21. Victor Osimhen equalized the score in the 87th minute and allowed Napoli to pull an away draw from Cagliari (1-1). The Blues tied in the 2nd round in a row and retained 3rd place in the Italian Serie A standings.
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Barcelona started the fight in European competitions from the group stage of the Champions League. The Blue-Garnets finished in 3rd place in Group C, where they competed with Bayern (0-3 and 0-3), Benfica (0-3 and 0-0), and Dynamo Kyiv (1-0 and 1-0). Having earned nine points, the Catalans moved to the Europa League. After a home draw with Napoli, Barca delighted its fans last weekend. On February 20, the Blue-Garnets defeated Valencia at Estadio de Mestalla (1-4). It was their first landslide victory under the current head coach Xavi. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick, and Frenkie de Jong scored one more goal.
Barcelona visited Napoli in February 2020. It was the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, and it ended in a 1- draw. Dries Mertens scored for the Neapolitans, and another goal was scored by Antoine Griezmann, who is no longer in the Catalan team. Napoli and Barcelona have exchanged goals in the previous three head-to-head matches, and the upcoming game will reinforce this trend. The Parthenopeans scored in all three home matches of the current Europa League draw, while Barca improved their game in attack and scored 11 times in the last four games. Most likely, we will see an exchange of goals scored once again.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
