Big Match Feature: Barcelona v Napoli

There is nothing between Barcelona and Napoli as they meet at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in the concluding leg of their Uefa Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday.

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The reigning champions of Italy and Spain drew 1-1 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona – the stadium that bears the name of a player who represented both clubs with distinction – on 21 February, Robert Lewandowski's 60th-minute opener for the visitors cancelled out 15 minutes from time by Victor Osimhen.

This is the clubs' third knockout tie in Uefa competition in the last five seasons.

Barcelona are bidding to reach a first quarterfinal since 2019/20 – their 13th successive last-eight appearance – while Napoli progressed beyond the first knockout round for the first time in 2022/23.

Barcelona are in the round of 16 for the first time in three campaigns and finished first in Group H, edging out Porto on head-to-head record after the teams had finished level on 12 points. Napoli were second in Group B behind Barça's great rivals Real Madrid.

MATCH FACTS

Barcelona remain unbeaten in their five meetings with Napoli in all competitions, alternating between a draw (3) and a win (2) each time.

Both teams have scored in all five of the previous meetings between Barcelona and Napoli in all competitions, with Barcelona winning 4-2 and 3-1, as well as three 1-1 draws.

When Barcelona have avoided defeat away from home in the first leg of a Uefa Champions League knockout stage tie, they’ve progressed to the next round on 20 out of 21 occasions. The only exception was in their first such instance, drawing 1-1 at Juventus in the 2002-03 quarterfinal before losing 2-1 at home (in extra time).

Napoli have been eliminated