Barcelona and Napoli face off today, Tuesday, in Montjuïc in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, after drawing 1-1 in the first leg, and the match is expected to be of heavy caliber in Catalonia.
Barcelona and Napoli met last month at the Maradona Stadium after each of them qualified unconvincingly in the group stage of the Champions League.
Although Lewandowski's 12th goal in as many Champions League knockout matches was not enough to give Xavi's side a huge lead in the first leg, they will be fully prepared for this week's second leg at home, and are expected to remain unbeaten in five matches. A precedent against Napoli.
FC Barcelona is expected to appear in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season after eliminating Napoli from the competition for the third time in five years. And according to recent results, the Catalan club appears to be able to progress again after Xavi's departure in 2020.
Following Friday's 1-0 win over Mallorca, thanks to Lamin Yamal's stunning second-half goal, Barcelona are unbeaten in eight matches despite being plagued by a number of injuries, and have managed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last three games.
Barcelona is still lagging behind its traditional rival, Real Madrid, in the race to win the Spanish League title as well as the Copa del Rey, and it is clear that Barcelona needs to win the Champions League if it wants to avoid a difficult end to the season without winning any trophies.
When Barcelona avoid defeat in the first leg away from home in the Champions League, they have qualified on 20 of the previous 21 occasions.
However, they have been unable to win any of their last four knockout matches since the victory over Napoli four years ago.
At this time, Napoli have a history of failing to bounce back from first-leg losses in the UEFA Champions League, having been eliminated from the competition the last 11 times they have not managed to progress in the first leg.
After reaching the quarter-finals last year, the Italian champions have failed to perform in the Champions League this season. Rudi Garcia and Walter Mazzarri were unable to replace Serie A title-winning coach Luciano Spalletti well.
Caretaker coach Francesco Calzona returned to Napoli a few days before the first leg last month, becoming the club's third coach of the season, but with Osimhen returning from international duty and Khvija Cvarachilia finally back to his best, things are starting to look up.
Despite the risk of missing out on European qualification, Napoli are unbeaten in five matches since Calzona took charge. Between draws with Cagliari and Torino, they were able to achieve a crushing victory over Sassuolo with a score of 6-1 and beat Juventus at Maradona Stadium.
Osimhen has scored five goals during that time, while Kvaratskhelia has scored four, so the Italian champions have hope as they visit Catalonia.
What time is the Barcelona and Napoli match?
Many European football fans are eagerly awaiting the date of the upcoming match between Barcelona and Napoli, especially since both teams are very popular.
The time for the Barcelona and Napoli match will be at eleven o’clock Saudi time and ten o’clock Egypt time.