Napoli is going with its home blue jersey as expected, while Barca will use its yellow kit. Those are the same kits they wore in front of 60,043 at Michigan Stadium in August with Barca winning 4 ...

Napoli had never beaten Barca in their previous five meetings and it turned out to be a repeat of the 2020 Champions League meeting with a 3-1 home win for the Spanish side after a 1-1 draw in Naples.

The match comes five months after the Spanish side drew at Napoli 1-1 before the pandemic brought sports to a halt. “Both Rique and Ansu are ready to play,” Setién said Friday.

NAPOLI (1) Having sealed a Europa League spot by winning the Italian Cup, Napoli faded to a seventh-place finish after the resumption of Serie A in June following the pandemic shutdown, with just ...

Barcelona's Champions League last-16 second leg tie at home to Napoli will be their most important game of the season, manager Xavi Hernandez said on Monday.

Barca and Napoli have met twice in knockout ties over the past four years. In February 2022, Xavi helped Barca past the Italians in the Europa League intermediate stage in his first season in charge.

Napoli had never beaten Barca in their previous five meetings and it turned out to be a repeat of the 2020 Champions League meeting with a 3-1 home win for the Spanish side after a 1-1 draw in Naples.

Barcelona coach Quique Setién says that he is ready to count on youngsters Ansu Fati and Riqui Puig to eliminate Napoli and advance to the Champions League final eight in Portugal.

Barca may need youth to get past Napoli, reach CL final 8 Updated Aug. 7, 2020 4:48 p.m. ET ...