Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: FC Barcelona – SSC Napoli
After three lackluster seasons in European football, Barcelona find themselves potentially just 90 minutes away from reaching their first UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarter-final since 2019/20. Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie against Napoli. On the other hand, the Spanish side, with 13 wins from their last 16 home knockout ties in the competition (alongside 2 draws and 1 loss), appear poised to secure victory in this crucial encounter.
Barcelona enters this match in good form, boasting an eight-game unbeaten streak across all competitions (with 5 wins and 3 draws). This run has also seen them narrow the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Their most recent victory, a hard-fought 1-0 win over Mallorca on Friday night, has alleviated some of the pressure on outgoing manager Xavi. There remains the possibility for Xavi to depart the club this summer with more silverware to his name.
SSC Napoli
Their Italian opponents, Napoli, stand in the way of Barcelona’s progress. Napoli made history last season by reaching the UCL quarter-finals for the first time. A feat they could repeat by winning this match. However, facing Barcelona in Spain presents a formidable challenge, as Napoli has lost five of their last six games on Spanish soil in European competition, with only one win.
Napoli, currently on their longest unbeaten run of the season with six matches across all competitions (including 2W and 4D). They have shown resilience by coming from behind to avoid defeat in three of those matches. In their most recent away fixture, they achieved a significant victory, thrashing Sassuolo 6-1 in Serie A.
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Key players to watch include Barcelona’s João Félix, who has scored either first or last in seven of his eight UCL goalscoring appearances, and Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who had won all 20 Napoli matches in which he scored until Friday’s 1-1 draw with Torino.
Hot streak: Napoli has seen both teams score in six successive matches, including four 1-1 draws.
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