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FC Barcelona fell short of winning the 2019-20 Liga title, and now they can only focus in the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League if they want to earn the season lifting some piece of silverware. Los Blaugranas should be treated as favorites ahead of this contest, but they will be seriously depleted, and that might complicate them against a Napoli side that has absolutely nothing to lose. The Serie A side scored a goal at home but must win – or score at least twice – to have a shot at making it into the tournament's quarterfinals. The first leg ended with a 1-1 draw, with Dries Mertens netting for Napoli and Antoine Griezmann finding the back of the net for Los Blaugranas.
Team News
FC Barcelona
OUT: Sergio Busquets (suspended), Arturo Vidal (suspended), Ousmane Dembele (lacking match fitness), Samuel Umtiti (knee)
Doubtful: Clement Lenglet (thigh), Antoine Griezmann (hamstring), Ronald Araujo (ankle)
Napoli
OUT: None
Doubtful: Nikola Maksimovic (ankle), Lorenzo Insigne (thigh)
Expected Lineups
FC Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Nelson Semedo, Clement Lenglet, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Ivan Rakitic; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann
Napoli: David Ospina; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Konstantinos Manolas, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Diego Demme, Piotr Zielinski; Jose Maria Callejon, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne
Top Picks
Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona: Messi should be an automatic captain choice
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FC Barcelona fell short of winning the 2019-20 Liga title, and now they can only focus in the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League if they want to earn the season lifting some piece of silverware. Los Blaugranas should be treated as favorites ahead of this contest, but they will be seriously depleted, and that might complicate them against a Napoli side that has absolutely nothing to lose. The Serie A side scored a goal at home but must win – or score at least twice – to have a shot at making it into the tournament's quarterfinals. The first leg ended with a 1-1 draw, with Dries Mertens netting for Napoli and Antoine Griezmann finding the back of the net for Los Blaugranas.
Team News
FC Barcelona
OUT: Sergio Busquets (suspended), Arturo Vidal (suspended), Ousmane Dembele (lacking match fitness), Samuel Umtiti (knee)
Doubtful: Clement Lenglet (thigh), Antoine Griezmann (hamstring), Ronald Araujo (ankle)
Napoli
OUT: None
Doubtful: Nikola Maksimovic (ankle), Lorenzo Insigne (thigh)
Expected Lineups
FC Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Nelson Semedo, Clement Lenglet, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Ivan Rakitic; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann
Napoli: David Ospina; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Konstantinos Manolas, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Diego Demme, Piotr Zielinski; Jose Maria Callejon, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne
Top Picks
Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona: Messi should be an automatic captain choice every time he steps on the pitch, and this game shouldn't be any different, especially considering Barcelona are in a do-or-die situation. Expect the Argentinian star to carry Barcelona to the next round with another stellar performance.
Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona: The Uruguayan forward will probably operate as Barcelona's main scoring threat behind Messi, and he thrives when matches are tight and the stakes are high. Suarez is fully fit for this match and more than ready to create havoc in Napoli's defensive unit.
Captaincy Options
Dream11 Team
DF: Jordi Alba
DF: Nelson Semedo
DF: Mario Rui
MF: Ivan Rakitic
MF: Fabian Ruiz
MF: Diego Demme
FW: Luis Suarez (VC)
FW: Lionel Messi (C)
