Champions League LIVE: Napoli v Barcelona

Champions League LIVE: Napoli v Barcelona

Napoli v Barcelona: Official Line-Ups

Napoli v Barcelona: Official Line-Ups

Napoli welcome Barcelona to the Stadio San Paolo on Tuesday for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. This is the first time these clubs have ever met in competitive action, although they did go head-to-head twice last summer in pre-season, with the Blaugrana winning on both occasions. Ominously, the Partenopei have […]

CL liveblog: Napoli v Barcelona

CL liveblog: Napoli v Barcelona

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from tonight’s Champions League Round of 16 clash, as Napoli welcome Lionel Messi’s Barcelona to the Stadio San Paolo. The first leg kicks off at 20.00 GMT and is the first ever meeting between these clubs in European competition. If you are on a […]

Alemao: ‘Messi can’t compare to Maradona’

Alemao: ‘Messi can’t compare to Maradona’

Former Napoli midfielder Alemao insists Lionel Messi cannot be compared with Diego Maradona, because at Barcelona “he has a whole team playing for him.” The two clubs meet in the Champions League Round of 16 this evening at 20.00 GMT. You can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG. “It’s impossible […]

Maradona: ‘Hope Messi has a bad game’

Maradona: ‘Hope Messi has a bad game’

Diego Maradona wants Napoli to “surprise” Barcelona at the San Paolo tonight and hopes Lionel Messi “doesn’t have a big game” in his old home. The former hero spoke ahead of the big match between the Partenopei and the Blaugrana in the last 16 of the Champions League and he admits that “it won’t be […]

Lozano in stands for Barcelona match

Lozano in stands for Barcelona match

Napoli are expected to leave club record signing Hirving Lozano in the stands against Barcelona this evening, effectively cutting him out of the squad. The Champions League Round of 16 tie kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 20.00 GMT. All reports point to the Mexico international not even earning himself a spot on […]

Real Madrid have prepared an offer for Napoli’s Fabian Ruiz: the figures

Real Madrid have prepared an offer for Napoli’s Fabian…

25 February at 16:30 Real Madrid have prepared an offer for Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz, according to reports from the Spanish press via Calciomercato.com today.   The reports detail how the 23-year-old Spanish midfielder, who is contracted to the Partenopei until 2023, is wanted by both Barcelona and their rivals, Real Madrid. Both clubs have […]