Everything is still to play for in the Champions League last 16 second leg after Napoli and Barcelona finished all square in Italy two weeks ago. Find Barcelona vs Napoli tips and predictions below, along with the latest match odds.
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Barcelona and Napoli couldn’t be separated last time out at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, so a spot in the Champions League quarter finals is still up for grabs this week when the teams meet in Spain.
Robert Lewandowski handed the visitors an advantage in the tie on the hour mark in the first leg with a low driven strike, but Napoli would not go down without a fight at home.
After Barca’s star forward netted the first in the tie it was down to Napoli’s own hero to save the day, with Victor Osimhen levelling the scores just ten minutes later.
Barcelona haven’t conceded since their first leg against Napoli, with two wins and a draw totalling to a combined 5-0 in their last three La Liga games.
Napoli on the other hand have been anything but convincing in the league this season and winning the Champions League this season may be their only way to qualify for Europe’s top competitions next year.
Apart from their first leg Napoli and Barcelona have faced off just six times in their history, with this weeks hosts winning four and losing just twice.
Barcelona vs Napoli Tips and Predictions
- Napoli To Win & BTTS @ 6/1
- Victor Osimhen To Score Anytime @ 41/20
Napoli To Win & BTTS
Although Barcelona come into Tuesday’s game as marginal favourites, we are backing Napoli to win the second leg and advance to the Champions League quarter final stage.
Lucky Block’s latest Barcelona vs Napoli betting odds offer a tempting price of 6/1 for Napoli to win and both teams to score and we believe they could score an upset on Tuesday night.
Napoli never looked out of it in the home leg despite conceding first and they finished the tie on top with the better chances going to the hosts in Naples.
We are backing Napoli to pick up where they left off last time out with what could be one of the biggest upsets in the last 16, with both teams to score adding to the value.
The Serie A outfit have put in some bold performances in Europe so far this season and now with their whole squad available and fit they can cause Barcelona some serious problems.
Both teams have scored in every single one of Napoli’s last six matches, with the Serie A side scoring 12 goals across that period.
Barcelona have also seen no shortage of goals in Europe this season and both teams have scored in each of their last three Champions League matches.
Victor Osimhen To Score Anytime
After missing two group stage games with a hamstring injury towards the end of 2023, Victor Osimhen is well and truly back to his best in Europe and we are backing the Nigerian to get amongst the goals again this week.
Lucky Block are offering odds of 41/20 for Osimhen to score anytime on Tuesday night in what is set to be a thriller at the Camp Nou.
Osimhen was Napoli’s top goalscorer in the Champions League last season and he picked up where he left off last year with a good start to this year’s campaign.
With three goals in his last three Champions League games this year, Osimhen will no doubt be in the thick of the action yet again on Tuesday and often he manages to find a way to score in the biggest games.
Osimhen has proved that he knows how to score against Barca, with one goal and one assist against Xavi’s side in two games.
Barcelona Team News
Barcelona’s injury problems have only gone from bad to worse since their first leg draw and they will be without some key players for this week’s tie.
Pedri and Frenkie de Jong both started the first leg in Naples but the pair will be forced to watch on at the Camp Nou with respective injuries.
Ronald Araujo will make his return to the Barcelona squad and presumably to the starting XI after serving his suspension.
Barcelona Predicted Line-Up: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Martinez, Cancelo; Gundogan, Christensen, Lopez; Yamal, Lewandowski, Felix.
Napoli Team News
Jens Cajuste and Cyril Ngonge are both struggling with respective thigh problems and neither are likely to feature this week.
Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski is unavailable for selection as Napoli refused to registered him for this phase of the competition after refusing to sign a new deal.
Napoli Predicted Line-Up: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Traore; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
Barcelona vs Napoli Odds
- Barcelona – 91/100
- Draw – 14/5
- Napoli – 3/1
