
Monthly Archives: February 2020
De Jong expects ‘great’ Napoli
De Jong expects ‘great’ Napoli
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is looking forward to an “exciting” match against Napoli and points out their record in Europe this season. The 22-year-old helped Ajax to the semi-finals of the Champions League last campaign and then secured a €75m move to the Camp Nou last summer. He immediately established himself at the Blaugrana […]
New deal for Palacio?
New deal for Palacio?
Bologna are reportedly ready to reward their forward Rodrigo Palacio with a contract extension of one year until June 2021. The former Inter star turned 38 years old on February 5 but doesn’t seem to have any plans of stopping just yet – snatching a stoppage-time equaliser against Udinese to win a point for his […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli must stand up to Barca’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli must stand up to Barca’
Gennaro Gattuso hopes to see a fearless Napoli against Barcelona and has admitted that it’s “useless” to man-mark Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi. The Partenopei coach is preparing for his first Champions League match as a coach and he will face one of the greatest teams in the tournament since the birth of the new format […]
Barca ‘prepared to suffer’
Barca ‘prepared to suffer’
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has admitted that Barcelona are still “adapting” to coach Quique Setien’s style and stressed that they are “prepared to suffer” against Napoli. Barcelona arrive at the San Paolo tomorrow to “have fun”, according to the shot-stopper, who has kept seven clean sheets in the Spanish league this campaign. But Ter Stegen […]


Insigne: ‘Messi best in the world’
Insigne: ‘Messi best in the world’
Lorenzo Insigne has warned Napoli that Lionel Messi is only the leader of many great champions of Barcelona and hopes to bring the fans some joy tomorrow. The Blaugrana arrive for their first leg in the round of 16 in the Champions League and the captain has stressed that they will have to face the […]

