Barcelona vs Napoli live score, result, updates, highlights, lineups from UEFA Champions League last 16 2nd leg
Barcelona and Napoli lock horns on Tuesday for a place in the quarterfinals of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League.
The first leg of this last-16 tie finished 1-1 in Naples, Victor Osimhen cancelling out the opening goal from Barca's Robert Lewandowski.
The Champions League represents Barca's last chance of a major trophy this season. They sit eight points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid with just 10 matches left, so success in Europe could now be their primary focus for the final few months of Xavi's time as head coach.
Napoli have endured a largely miserable season following the highs of last year's Scudetto triumph, but if interim manager Francesco Calzona can steer them into the last eight of the Champions League, it will be a huge cause for celebration for the travelling fans.
The Sporting News is following Barcelona vs. Napoli live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Projected lineups:
Barcelona (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Mar-Andre ter Stegen (GK) — 23. Jules Kounde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Inigo Martinez, 2. Joao Cancelo — 22. Ilkay Gundogan, 15. Andreas Christensen, 16. Fermin Lopez — 11. Raphinha, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 14. Joao Felix.
Napoli (4-3-3 right to left): 1. AlexMeret (GK) — 22. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, 13. Amir Rrahmani, 5. Juan Jesus, 17. Mathias Oliveira — 99. Andre-Frank Zamo Anguissa, 68. Stanislav Lobotka, 20. Piotr Zielinski — 21. Matteo Politano, 9. Victor Osimhen, 77. Kvicha Kvaratskhelia.
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1 hour 45 mins before kickoff: Xavi described this match as the most important of Barcelona's season to date, saying: "We are really up for it. It has been a while since we
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