Napoli and Barcelona will face each other on Tuesday at San Paolo Stadium in Naples in the 1st leg of their 1/8 final meeting in the Champions League. Napoli will be looking for a revenge for the two defeats at the hands of the Catalans last summer, while Barca will still have nightmares from their last visit to Italy, when they were trashed 3:0 by Roma.
25/02/2020
Champions League – Play Offs
Napoli vs Barcelona
Over 2.5 Goals and Both team to Score
Napoli vs Barcelona Head to Head
Last game between the teams: 11.08.2019 Club Friendly: Napoli – Barcelona 0:4; Luis Suarez 48’, 58’, Antoine Griezmann 56’, Ousmane Dembele 63’
Last game at this venue: This will be Barcelona’s first visit to San Paolo Stadium.
Worth mentioning: Napoli and Barcelona have met four times in this century so far, with all of the four encounter being a friendly matches. The teams had two games in the space of 3 days last summer and they both were won by the Spaniards. In total, Barcelona ended up winning three of the matches, while Napoli triumphed in one. Three of the games featured over 2,5 goals and only one witnessed goals at both ends. Napoli have been unable to score more than a goal in a single game with the goal difference standing at 2:11 in favor of the Catalans.
Napoli vs Barcelona Stats
Last game Napoli: 21.02.2020 Serie A: Brescia – Napoli 1:2; Jhon Chancellor 26’; Lorenzo Insigne 50’(penalty), Fabian Ruiz 54’
Top performers Napoli: Arkadiusz Milik 12 goals, Dries Mertens 11 goals 3 assists, Lorenzo Insigne 9 goals 4 assists.
Next game Napoli: 29.02.2020 Serie A: Napoli – Torino
Last game Barcelona: 22.02.2020 La Liga: Barcelona – Eibar 5:0; Lionel Messi 14’, 37’, 40’, 87’, Arthur 89’
Top performers Barcelona: Lionel Messi 21 goals 12 assists, Luis Suarez 14 goals 7 assists, Antoine Griezmann 10 goals 4 assists.
Next game Barcelona: 01.03.2020 La Liga: Real Madrid – Barcelona
Worth mentioning: Napoli won six of their previous seven matches and are currently on a run of three straight victories. Each of those triumphs was achieved away from home and by a one goal margins. In fact, all of Napoli’s last five encounters were won by the visiting teams. No draw has been registered fourteen Napoli matches. Three of the last five produced over 2,5 goals and the same three also saw both involved teams to hit the targets.
Barcelona trashed the visiting Eibar by 5:0 on Saturday, with Lionel Messi back among the goals, after four dry La Liga games. The mercurial #10 did not only score, but hit four past the helpless visitors. No draw has been registered in Barca’s last ten matches. All but one of the last five featured over 2,5 goals, as three witnessed goals at both ends.
Napoli vs Barcelona News
Missing players Napoli: Kevin Malcuit is injured.
Missing players Barcelona: Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele are injured.
25/02/2020
Champions League – Play Offs
Napoli vs Barcelona
Over 2.5 Goals and Both team to Score
