[Pre-Match Thread] FC Barcelona vs SSC Napoli | UEFA Champions League Round of 16
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Kick off: 20:00GMT
Venue: Camp Nou
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
The first leg between FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli resulted in a 1-1 draw
Predicted Line-Ups
S. Umtiti is out on injury, O. Dembélé is out on injury, S. Busquets and A. Vidal are suspended for this fixture.
L. Insigne is doubtful.
Trivia
Barcelona will host Naples in a competitive match for the first time. The last team to win its first trip to the Camp Nou in the Champions League was Rubin Kazan in October 2009 (2-1).
Barcelona have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in each of the last 12 editions, with their last defeat coming in 2006/07 under Frank Rijkaard. No other team has managed to qualify for the quarter-finals in more than eight consecutive seasons.
Barcelona have qualified for their last 19 Champions League knockout phase encounters after avoiding defeat away to Juventus in the first leg of their 2002/03 quarter-final (1-1 first leg, 1-2 second leg).
Napoli have been knocked out in nine of their last ten knockout phase encounters in European competition after drawing or losing the first leg. Their last qualification under these circumstances was in the Round of 16 of the 2013/14 Europa League against Swansea (0-0 first leg, 3-1 second leg).
Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 35 Champions League home matches(31 wins, 4 draws), the second longest run in the history of the Champions League behind Bayern Munich between 1969 and 1991 (43).