• The Blaugrana then lost 3-2 to Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final on 9 January, a game they had led 2-1 with ten minutes left. • Spanish champions for the 26th time in 2018/19, their fourth title in five years, this is Barcelona's 24th UEFA Champions League campaign, a competition record they share with Real Madrid. • Barcelona have been European champions on five occasions, most recently in 2015. • Barcelona's record in two-legged ties against Italian sides is W8 L5. Arsenal took a surprise 1-0 lead at the Camp Nou to put them ahead in the tie and in response, Messi decided to make Arsene Wenger's side look like a pub team. A debatable number one, we know, but this was Messi sprinkling magic on what was one of the ugliest games in Champions League history. Vidal also faced Napoli twice in the Italian Super Cup, winning in 2012 and losing two years later, and was in the Juve side beaten by Napoli in the 2011/12 Coppa Italia final. They picked up seven points in Naples, kicking off with a 2-0 defeat of holders Liverpool and qualifying with a 4-0 win against Genk on Matchday 6 having been held 1-1 by Salzburg. • Diego Maradona represented both clubs, signing for Barcelona in 1982 and winning the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey in his first season. However, that doesn't matter one iota, because it was still a performance of the highest order. He scored a hat-trick before half-time, including a physics-defying chip over Manuel Almunia while running at full speed and then completed the job in the second half with his and Barca's fourth of the game. Graham Hunter, Barcelona reporter: Lionel Messi doesn't just dictate Barça's chances of continuing their 35-match unbeaten home record in this competition, the Argentinian determines the mood too. • Despite this season's victories against Liverpool and Genk, Napoli have won only six of their last 12 home games in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final; they have lost three. • Having finished third behind Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool in last season's group stage, Napoli beat Zürich (5-1 aggregate) and Salzburg (4-3) in the UEFA Europa League before losing 2-0 away to Arsenal and 1-0 at home in the quarter-finals. Yep, another English side and this is the only game on the list in which Messi failed to score in. • The new coach won his first two games but then suffered a 2-0 Liga loss at Valencia on 25 January. The defeat of Juventus is their only success in eight Serie A matches at the Stadio San Paolo (D2 L5). Lorenzo Insigne trained with the team today, I will speak to him and the doctors but if he is not 100% he will not play.". Napoli and Barcelona have never before met, with the Italian side seeking their first last-16 victory. • Having finished third behind Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool in last season's group stage, Napoli beat Zürich (5-1 aggregate) and Salzburg (4-3) in the UEFA Europa League before losing 2-0 away to Arsenal and 1-0 at home in the quarter-finals. Links to Barcelona vs Napoli highlights will be sorted in the media tab as soon as the videos are uploaded to video hosting sites like youtube or dailymotion. Not having won anything gives Barça more strength. • Eljif Elmas and January signing Diego Demme both scored their first Napoli goals in a 4-2 win at Sampdoria on 3 February. • Ousmane Dembélé has not played since sustaining a thigh injury on Matchday 5; he has undergone surgery and is not expected to play again this season. They were without a win in eight trips to Italy (D5 L3), since a 3-2 win at San Siro against AC Milan in the 2011/12 group stage, before the Matchday 6 success at Inter. Vieri Capretta, Napoli reporter: The back line is the issue for Gennaro Gattuso. © 2020 Sports New Media Limited. They have lost their last two, both in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, against Juventus in 2016/17 (0-3 a, 0-0 h) and Roma the following season (4-1 h, 0-3 a). • Napoli came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Brescia on Friday evening; they have picked up ten points from losing positions in Serie A away games this season, compared to none at home. • Napoli have won five of their last six away games in all competitions but have recorded only four victories in their last 12 home matches (D3 L5). Barca as a team were unplayable in the 2011 final at Wembley and it was Messi who conducted the orchestra. He eclipsed the previous record, which had stood since 1 October 1997, set by Olympiacos's Peter Ofori-Quaye (17 years 195 days). The wins against United and Arsenal are their sole successes in the last ten such contests, with six defeats. • Napoli's January signing Matteo Politano came on as a late substitute in both of Internazionale's group games against Barcelona in the autumn. • Mário Rui was a youth player at Valencia in 2008. • Both those previous last-16 ties ended in defeat against the eventual winners; Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1 home and away in 2016/17, five years after Chelsea turned around a 3-1 first-leg defeat in Naples with a 4-1 extra-time success in the return. Messi has scored 114 times for Barcelona in the Champions League, winning the competition on four occasions. • Kévin Malcuit, who has been removed from Napoli's UEFA Champions League squad, is not expected to play again this season after damaging knee ligaments during a 1-1 draw with SPAL on 27 October. UEFA Champions League - Napoli v Barcelona facts - News, New Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso has plenty of experience against Barcelona, Matchday 6 highlights: Inter 1-2 Barcelona. Barcelona• UEFA Champions League squad changesIn: Sergio Akieme, Kike Saverio, Rey Manaj (Albacete)Out: Carles Aleñá (Real Betis, loan), Carles Pérez (Roma, loan), Abel Ruiz (Braga, loan), Jean-Clair Todibo (Schalke, loan), Moussa Wagué (Nice, loan). Following a quiet outing in the first leg against United, Messi burst into life at the Camp Nou, scoring twice in four first-half minutes. • Saturday's 5-0 home win against Eibar took Barcelona to the top of the Liga, two points clear of Real Madrid who lost 1-0 at Levante. They have never lost a round of 16 tie when playing the second leg at home. Barcelona host Napoli in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on 8 August at 21:00 CET. The 33-year-old is one of only two players - the other being Cristiano Ronaldo - to have scored over 100 goals in club football's most prodigious tournament. Messi scored a stunner from outside the box after just five minutes, before levelling the tie with an equally brilliant goal. Napoli • Napoli finished second in Group E with 12 points, one behind Liverpool. After a change of coach, Napoli are ready to tough it out. • Barcelona drew three of their first four league games after Matchday 6, winning the other. Antoine Griezmann turned in Nélson Semedo's cross for Barcelona's equaliser. "If we want to win the Champions League we'll have to improve massively otherwise we can lose against Napoli," he said recently, challenging the squad. • Barcelona have lost only two of their last 29 UEFA Champions League fixtures (W18 D9). Messi had the ball in the net again soon after following a superb team move but the goal was harshly ruled out for handball by the Argentine following a VAR review, although Messi later won a penalty which Luis Suarez converted for Barca's third. To produce such a thing of beauty against a Mourinho defence on the biggest stage of all is why the Argentine's virtuoso display in the Spanish capital takes top spot. • That prompted the departure of coach Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setién taking over on 13 January. This page will update with team news, quotes and expert analysis as kick-off approaches. The midfielder speaks on settling in and Barça's Dutch influence.
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