Napoli vs Barcelona preview: Prediction, team news, lineups & how to watch on TV

Barcelona return to Champions League action this week, as they travel to Italy for the 1st leg of their UEFA Champions League tie against Napoli. That said, join Everything Barca for our Napoli vs Barcelona preview which will feature the score prediction, team news, predicted lineups & information about how to watch Napoli vs Barcelona on TV.

Napoli vs Barcelona preview

First, let's start by outlining how to watch Napoli vs Barcelona on TV.

How to watch Napoli vs Barcelona on TV

• When is kick off? Wednesday 21 February 2024

• What time is kick off? 20:00 (GMT)

• Where is it played? Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

• TV channel / live stream? TNT Sports 2 / discovery+

Napoli team news

As per KhelNow, Napoli are expected to have a fully-fit squad, which is a rarity these days. Victor Osimhen is back and available, which means he could be a key attacker to watch out for.

Barcelona team news

Defender Alejandro Balde is ruled out of this Champions League clash through injury, as he has undergone surgery. Furthermore, Sergi Roberto is expected to be missing through an Achilles problem.

In the midfielder, Gavi could be out for the rest of the season but for this match, he will definitely not play as he picked up an injury whilst on international duty. Also, Marcos Alonso is confirmed to be ruled out of this match.

For good measure, attackers Joao Felix and Ferran Torres will also miss this match, leaving Barcelona with many injury concerns.

Predicted Napoli vs Barcelona lineups

Predicted Napoli lineup vs Barcelona: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Ostigard, Mazzocchi; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

Predicted Barcelona lineup vs Napoli: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Martinez, Cancelo; Pedri, Christensen, de Jong; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Yamal

Napoli vs Barcelona prediction

This is a tough fixture for Barcelona, but they are in poor form and the manager is at risk of losing his job. Barcelona are picking up form at the right time heading into this match, I think Xavi will secure a Napoli 1-3 Barcelona scoreline here.

Meanwhile, Barca have shortlisted 3 left-wing options to sign in the summer transfer window.

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