SSC Napoli vs. Barcelona 2/25/20 UEFA Champions League Soccer, Round of 16 Pick, Odds, and Prediction

2/25/20 3 pm

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Napoli is welcoming Barcelona to Stadio San Paolo in Round of 16 of the Champions League.

After the big slump, Napoli was in, and because of which they lost all the chances to win the Serie A title, Napoli is slowly waking up and getting back on winning track. Napoli has won 6 of their last 7 games, and 4 of their last 5 in Serie A. Napoli has ended up in second place of Group E in the Champions League with 12 points, 11 scored goals, and 4 conceded goals, and was undefeated in 6 games I might add. Mertens has scored 5 goals for Napoli in the group stage, while Milik added 3 goals. Malcuit, Koulibaly, and Llorente are all injured and coach Gattuso will not have them at his disposal. Napoli has scored at least one goal in every of their last 7 games, while they were able to keep the clean sheet in three of those 7 games which are a clear sign of improvement. Gattuso was signed as the head coach after Ancelotti was fired after a series of bad results. I was skeptical at first when Gattuso was signed, and I still am because I don’t think he can get the maximum out of a team on the offensive end, but for now, Gattuso is doing a solid job with Napoli. In Serie A, Napoli is in 6th place, 9 points from the spot that will take them to the Champions League next season. In this year's Champions League, I think this is as far as Napoli will go because they don’t have the depth to compete with the big dogs.

Barcelona has had a fantastic match over the weekend in LaLiga against Eibar at home, a game in which Barcelona was dominant and Messi went back to being his old self. Messi has scored 4 goals in this game, and Barcelona has won 5-0 and has taken over the top of LaLiga because Real Madrid shockingly lost their match. In the Group F of the Champions League, Barcelona has won the group with 14 points, 6 scored goals, and 4 conceded goals. Suarez has scored 3 goals for Barcelona in the Champions League, but unfortunately, he is injured and will not be playing in this game. Messi added 2 goals and 3 assists. Alongside Suarez, Dembele, Roberto, and Alba are also injured and none of them will be playing in this game. After losing Suarez and Dembele in the attacking end, Barcelona was granted to sign another striker who is under contract with another club in LaLiga, and they signed a Danish international, Martin Braithwaite from Leganes, but unfortunately for Barcelona, he is not eligible to play in the Champions League because the deadline to register new players for the Champions League was February 3rd. Barcelona is still struggling after the new coach Setien has arrived at the helm, but they are getting better with every game, especially in the midfield where Barcelona was struggling the most. Barcelona’s goal this season is to come back to the top of Europe by winning the Champions League, but it’s not like they will just stop playing in LaLiga. Barcelona has enough quality to compete in both competitions, and with Messi being healthy and at the top of his game, Barcelona might even go all the way in the Champions League.

Barcelona and Napoli have met four times so far, but all of those games were friendly games. Messi said that this match is a big deal for him because he will finally play in the stadium where his idol, Diego Maradona was playing, by many, the best player in the history of this game. Napoli is a good team, but Barcelona is better, and I see them winning this game.

Goran’s Pick Barcelona and over 2.5 +220

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