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Napoli vs. Barcelona: UCL Odds, Live Stream, TV Schedule
Joan Monfort/Associated PressBarcelona will be the favourites in their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 tie against Napoli, with the first leg taking place in Italy on Tuesday.Caesars Palace have handed the Catalan side odds of +115 to win at the San Paolo, while Napoli check in at +225. A draw carries odds of +260.Viewers can follow…
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Barcelona will be the favourites in their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 tie against Napoli, with the first leg taking place in Italy on Tuesday.
Caesars Palace have handed the Catalan side odds of 115 to win at the San Paolo, while Napoli check in at 225. A draw carries odds of 260.
Viewers can follow the match via BT Sport 3 (UK) and B/R Live (U.S.). Kick-off will be at 8 p.m. GMT/3 p.m. ET.
Form Guide
Barcelona have won four straight matches in La Liga to reclaim the lead in the standings, overtaking Real Madrid in the process.
Things haven't always clicked under new manager Quique Setien, but the Blaugrana are improving and put together their best performance yet on Saturday in a 5-0 win over Eibar:
Napoli have also been in good form of late, winning four of their last five in Serie A. Gennaro Gattuso's side have had their fair share of luck at times, but they've also shown a ton of resilience.
Their last win, a comeback victory against Brescia, was a prime example:
Napoli sit nine points outside the top four in the Serie A table, and barring a collapse from Atalanta, the Partenopei's only chance of qualifying for the 2020-21 Champions League will be by winning it this year.
Preview
Barcelona will be in high spirits after their big win over the weekend, but that came against an overwhelmed Eibar team that barely showed up for the match.
The Catalans have struggled when taking a step up in competition under Setien, with losses against Valencia and Athletic Bilbao―the latter in the Copa del Rey―and a narrow win over Getafe.
Napoli have a tendency to play up or down to the level of their opponents. They struggled against Brescia and Cagliari, but they also beat Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia and bagged a win over Juventus in Serie A on January 26.
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They're unbeaten in Europe this season and handed Liverpool their first loss of the campaign in September. The Partenopei are not to be taken lightly, even if Barcelona are favourites.
Lionel Messi carries superb form into this match, after scoring four goals against Eibar and assisting six in his previous four matches. He's having another fantastic season:
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Barcelona's dependence on the Ballon d'Or winner is no secret, and he's the one man Napoli will try to mark out of the contest.
In Kostas Manolas, the Italian side have someone with experience of that assignment, as he had a key role in AS Roma's shutout win at home in April 2018, which knocked Barca out of the competition at the quarter-final stage.
The Camp Nou side will have to find a way to slow down the extraordinary Fabian Ruiz, who is a master at conducting the Napoli midfield and is finding his form at a crucial time, with two goals in his last three matches. That task could fall to Frenkie de Jong, who should be fresh after a substitute appearance against Eibar.
Prediction: Napoli 2-2 Barcelona
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