Barcelona welcome Napoli to the Nou Camp in the first leg of a Europa League last 16 tie on Thursday.
It’s a game that provides Napoli with a chance to exact revenge for the club’s 2019/20 UEFA Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona.
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Barcelona made it to the Europa League last 16 after being eliminated from the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 17 years. The Catalan giants finished third in Group E.
A team used to fighting for major honors on all fronts, the Europa League is now this transitional Barcelona side’s last remaining hope for silverware. Xavi Hernandez’s team is miles off the pace in La Liga, some 15 points behind Real Madrid in the table, and has already been eliminated from the Copa del Rey.
Xavi and co. head into a tough test against Napoli in rather inconsistent form. Barca have won two, drawn two, and lost two of the last six games played in all competitions and haven’t faired much better at the Camp Nou in European competition this season either, winning one, drawing one, and losing one of their UCL games in Catalonia – again, inconsistent.
That said, Barcelona do have a top record against Napoli at least. In 2020, the Catalan side beat their Italian counterparts in the UCL last-16 stage, winning 4-2 on aggregate over two legs. Barca drew 1-1 away in Italy before winning the reverse fixture 3-1 at the Nou Camp. Historically, Barcelona have also won four of the most recent six games played against Napoli, while there has been a draw and one win for the Italian side.
Napoli began life in this year’s tournament back in Europa League Group C, where they qualified in second place behind Spartak Moscow after amassing 10 points from six games.
In Serie A, Luciano Spalletti’s team has fared well to date. After drawing 1-1 against Internazionale at the weekend, Napoli are third in the table and just two points behind AC Milan in top spot.
One worry for fans in Naples, however, will be their club’s poor run of form away in European knockout fixtures in recent years. Napoli have lost four successive games on the continent.
Still, with Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen averaging a goal every 42 minutes in the Europa League this season, and factoring in Barcelona’s inconsistent form of late, Napoli have every chance of emerging from the Camp Nou with a result if they are at their best.
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When does Barcelona vs Napoli City kick-off?
The Europa League match between Barcelona vs Napoli kicks off at 17:45 GMT on Thursday, February 17 at Camp Nou, Barcelona.
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Barcelona vs Napoli team news
Barcelona team news vs Napoli
FC Barcelona have a lengthy injury list heading into Thursday. The likes of Samuel Umtiti, Ansu Fati, Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto, Alejandro Balde, Clement Lenglet, and Memphis Depay are expected to miss out.
Brazillian legend Dani Alves hasn’t been added to the Barcelona squad for the Europa League. So, Serginho Dest is likely to start at right-back.
Barcelona possible starting XI:
Ter Stegen: Dest, Pique, Garcia, Alba; F de Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Traore, Aubameyang, Gavi
Napoli team news vs Barcelona
Matteo Politano and Hirving Lozano will both be absent from the Napoli squad as they continue to heal up from injury. Meanwhile, Axel Tuanzebe, who is on loan in Naples from Manchester United, has not been included in the Europa League squad.
Better news concerning Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa who made his comeback in the weekend game vs Inter Milan at the weekend and should slot straight back into the midfield come Thursday night.
Napoli possible starting XI:
Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Ruiz; Elmas, Zielinski, Insigne; Osimhen
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