The big dangers of the Napoli, an old known of the Barça

They do not finish the bad news for the FC Barcelona. In the middle of a storm of injuries in the first team and a brutal economic crisis, the team of Xavi Hernández saw with hope his classification to the Europe League in spite of the hard varapalo that meant to be deleted of Champions League. It presented a valuable opportunity for resarcirse, but this did not correspond with the draw.

This Monday were defined the crosses clasificatorios to eighth of final of Europe League, for which the Barcelona team will have to measure at all less than to the Napoli of the Chucky Lozano, on the paper the most complicated rival of the group. Players of the size of Lorenzo Insigne or Fabián Ruiz will put to proof to a Barça that, to day of today, does not cross a good sportive moment. At present, the Italian picture is fourth in the Series To, to four points of the leadership.

Eight victories in his first eight parties were the sample that the Italians started to a big level the season, and kept invictos during 12 days. Even, they began to dream with the first Scudetto post-Maradona. However, now they chain three defeats in five meetings. The injuries (Koulibaly, Osimhen, Fabián Ruiz...) They are abusing to the partenopeos.

Insigne, Fabián Ruiz, Koulibaly... And Manolas!

"Spalleti Has changed for well. It has achieved to give solidity to the team without losing beauty. They seem a wall", ensured Cannavaro. Koulibaly Is the attendant to lead the team from backwards whereas Fabián Ruiz gives sense to the game transforming it; Insigne gives a jump of quality in 3/4 of field and to Osimhen fell him the goals, but is of drop by an injury of long length. And Manolas, the one who with the Rome dismissed to the Barça in the chambers of the Champions in the 2017-18.

However, it fits to highlight that the eliminatory by the Europe League will not contest until the month of February. Therefore, the Barcelona will have almost two months to recover players and win good feelings. Meanwhile, the Napoli remained second of group, but empatado with the Spartak of Moscow whereas the Barça arrives to said round after falling in the liguilla of Champions.

Last meeting between both, the 19-20 in Champions

Sucedió Does two seasons when Spanish and Italians confronted , exactly in the season 2019-20, by the eighth of final of the Champions. The gone played few weeks before it decreed the confinement by Covid 19 and the meeting in Italy finished 1-1, with so much of Griezmann. In the Camp Nou, the Catalans imposed by 3-1. Like this then , 7 years after the Barcelona played for the last time the Europe League, the Catalans return to this competition with the worst possible rival of which could touch him, the Napoli, the one who tendrá a valuable opportunity of revancha.