Napoli had a very good season last season, beating other teams to win the Premier League, while Xavi led Barcelona back to the Premier League, but both teams had poor results, Barcelona were already behind their arch-rivals Real Madrid, their title has become a luxury, Napoli's results are even more unimpressive, after 26 games, they can only get a European ticket! On this day, the two teams played a hard-fought game, Napoli took revenge on Juventus with a score of 2-1 with the help of Raspadori's goal, Barcelona was cornered by the Basque Lions in 90 minutes, and finally drew 0-0, compared to the three-point loss, De Jong and Pedri were injured, and the possibility of Barcelona losing in the second round of the quarterfinals is greatly increased!
Barcelona did not disappoint them, they lost their chance to win and were also under continuous attacks.
Another highlight of this round of the Spanish league was Barcelona's controversial dismissal by the referee, and when they faced Bilbao at home, they did not play as well as they could have as well as they controlled possession, making just eight shots, two of which hit the post, and Barcelona did not score.
However, they were excellent at the back, keeping a clean sheet and failing to take advantage of the opportunity to close the gap on the Galacticos after a 0-0 draw at the back of 90 minutes, with two key players Frenkie de Jong and Pedri going off injured and their Champions League prospects bleak.
Napoli retaliated on their home turf and they were aiming for eight in the Champions League.
Napoli had two pieces of good news in the Champions League, as they faced Juventus, who beat second-placed Juventus in the first round of the league and at home to complete their revenge 2-1 against the Whites thanks to Kvaratskhelia's goal and Raspadori's strike, thus greatly improving their chances of reaching Europe.
Coupled with the fact that Barcelona lost two giants in a series of tough matches with Bilbao, Napoli has a great chance of reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup, except for De Jong, Pedri, and Gavi's absence, Barcelona's home advantage will definitely be weakened, Napoli and Barcelona are tied in the first round, and if they can maintain their usual form, the next round of the Champions League has a great chance.
The defeats of Napoli and Barcelona in all competitions have taken the meaning of the Champions League out of their way and they just want to move on in the Champions League, get more money, get more money, get more freedom, and now it seems that with Barcelona getting more and more injured, the Champions League has begun to wave at Napoli!