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Napoli vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting tips
A new Italian-Spanish duel will take place in the eighth round of the UEFA Champions League, on Wednesday evening from 20:00, when Napoli will receive a visit from Barcelona and this after yesterday evening Inter beat Atletico Madrid by 1 -0 in the first leg. Returning to this duel, Napoli and Barcelona met twice in the UEFA Champions League, also in the round of 16, in the 2019-2020 season, when Barcelona managed to qualify further after a 1-1 draw in Italy and 3-1 on the return leg at home. The most recent confrontations took place in the round of 16 of the 2022 Europa League, when Barcelona also qualified further after 1-1 in the home round and 4-2 in the away leg.
Napoli:
Napoli is a team in decline compared to last season, when it managed to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League and after a long time wins the championship in Serie A. At the moment, Napoli is in 9th place in Serie A and is in danger of miss the presence in the European cups next season. Napoli qualified for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 after finishing 2nd in Group C, after Real Madrid but ahead of Braga and Union Berlin. In the most recent match, Napoli finished tied with Genoa, score 1-1. The next match of the Napoli team will be against Cagliari away.
Barcelona:
On the other hand, even Barcelona is not doing very well this season, after winning the title last season, now it is only in 3rd place in the LaLiga standings. In the most recent match, Barcelona won 2-1 away from Celta Vigo. Barcelona qualified for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 after winning Group H, against Antwerp, FC Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk. Barcelona’s next match will be at home against Getafe.
Napoli vs Barcelona head to head matches
24.02.22 EL Napoli vs Barcelona 2:4
17.02.22 EL Barcelona vs Napoli 1:1
08.08.20 CL Barcelona vs Napoli 3:1
25.02.20 CL Napoli vs Barcelona 1:1
10.08.19 CF Napoli vs Barcelona 0:4
* Our advice is: BTS / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.61
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