{"id":30847,"date":"2024-01-22T15:20:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/?post_type=competition-page&#038;p=30847"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:55:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T08:55:34","slug":"uefa-champions-league-last-16-napoli-vs-barcelona-21-02-24","status":"publish","type":"competition-page","link":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/champions-league\/napoli-vs-barcelona","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Champions League last 16: Napoli vs Barcelona, 21\/02\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teams: Napoli vs Barcelona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-highlight-box-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between p-8 lg:py-8 lg:px-10 my-6 bg-green-100\">\n\t<div class=\"highlight-box-cta-content flex flex-col !text-white lg:pr-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out the best betting sites in the UK and the best<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/football\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> football<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/champions-league\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UEFA Champions League<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bookies to find the best place to make your picks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/betting-sites\" class=\"btn btn-white-outline-white w-fit whitespace-nowrap mt-4 lg:mt-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Best Betting Sites<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-8 wp-block-top-list \" id=\"sports-book\">\n\n\t\n\t<section\n\t\tid=\"block_1d150787eb66ae2b82d51f1d81aa0f19\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"block_1d150787eb66ae2b82d51f1d81aa0f19\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"@container\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1  @2xl:grid-cols-2  gap-8\" x-ref=\"container-block_1d150787eb66ae2b82d51f1d81aa0f19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/go.betting.com\/go\/sbk\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\trel=\"nofollow noopener\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"SBK Review 2026 in the UK\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"flex flex-grow flex-row items-center bg-white p-2 shadow group hover:no-underline \"\n\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/sbk_postcard_400x210-180x95.webp 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/sbk_postcard_400x210-180x95.jpg 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/sbk_postcard_400x210-360x189.webp 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/sbk_postcard_400x210-360x189.jpg 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/sbk_postcard_400x210.webp 400w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/sbk_postcard_400x210.jpg 400w\"\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"120px\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/sbk_postcard_400x210.jpg\"\n\t\talt=\"SBK\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"62\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"object-cover object-center bg-cover bg-center flex-shrink-0 w-[120px] lg:w-[100px] aspect-casino\"\n\t\tstyle=\" \"\n\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col px-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-sm font-semibold !leading-4 text-black duration-300 group-hover:text-red-100 lg:text-base\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm-title\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tSBK\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-1 flex flex-row items-center gap-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"star-rating h-auto w-[60px]\"\n\t\t style=\"--bt-star-percentage: 86.9584%; 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\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-xxs text-gray-60\">(4.8\/5)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ml-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"right-0 flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center border border-red-100 bg-white duration-300 group-hover:bg-red-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"w-3 h-3 text-red-100 rotate-180 duration-300\n\t\t\t\t\tgroup-hover:text-white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 16\"><path d=\"M.29 7.315a.94.94 0 0 0 0 1.36l6.874 6.562a.937.937 0 0 0 1.293-1.356l-5.18-4.949h13.285c.52 0 .938-.418.938-.937a.935.935 0 0 0-.938-.938H3.277l5.184-4.945A.937.937 0 0 0 7.168.756L.293 7.32l-.004-.004Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"napoli-host-barcelona-as-both-sides-search-for-their-best-form\">Napoli host Barcelona as both sides search for their best form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both teams have failed to kick on as they would have hoped after winning their domestic leagues last season. For Barcelona progression to the knockout stages of the Champions League is a step forward from last season. However, like their hosts, they were hoping for better this time round. Progression to the last eight would be a major boost for both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"napoli\">Napoli<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Napoli, Serie A champions last season, have failed to maintain their winning form this year. They are currently 27 points behind league leaders Inter, showing an inability to string wins together consistently. Despite their inconsistent performances, many beleive that the Neapolitan team can win in the night due to home advantage. The fans hope that the team finds the spark they are missing and can turn their season around starting with a victory at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Napoli sacked manager Walter Mazzarri on Monday, after just three months in charge, and replaced him with Slovakia boss Francesco Calzona. It will be interesting to see if this move has any affect on Wednesday&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victor Osimhen has returned following a brief break after the AFCON. Pasquale Mazzocchi, Cyril Ngonge and Hamed Traore were all added to Napoli&#8217;s UEFA list after the group stage, but Piotr Zielinski, who is set to leave the club on a free transfer this summer &#8211; has been left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"barcelona\">Barcelona<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For their part, Barcelona, \u200b\u200balso domestic champions last season, are going through a difficult time. The Catalan team have found it difficult to close games out convincingly and have struggled to win by more than one goal for much of the campaign. There is a clear need for Xavi Hernandez\u2019s side to take more of their chances. Games have often been tight and, on occasions, this has caused them to drop vital points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Marcos Alonso, Sergi Roberto and Ferran Torres all miss out through injury. Joao Felix (ankle) is doubtful. January addition Vitor Roque, could make his Champions League debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prediction\">Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the current context of both teams, the match is presented as an opportunity for both Napoli and Barcelona to seek a victory that will help them regain confidence. The game is expected to see goals from both sides and probably more than 2.5 goals in total. 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