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After a long wait, Barcelona and Napoli will finally contest their UEFA Champions League (UCL) last-16 tie this weekend, AllNews reports.
The encounter is one of the most awaited ties of the remaining Round of 16s.
The Blaugrana hold the slight advantage going into the second leg after the 1-1 draw in Naples in February, with Antoine Griezmann cancelling out Dries Mertens’ opener.
Since then, Barcelona have faced the frustration of losing the 2019/20 La Liga title race to bitter rivals Real Madrid after a sub-par return to action in June.
Napoli meanwhile secured a Europa League spot thanks to their Coppa Italia win in June. They beat Juventus to that title.
The winner of the Barcelona - Napoli contest will meet the victor of Bayern Munich versus Chelsea.
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Preparations for Saturday’s Champions League clash with Napoli continued on another hot and steamy morning on Wednesday at the Ciutat Esportiva.
Ronald Araujo and Ousmane Dembélé were able to join at least part of the session with the rest of the available players.
Furthermore, Barça's youngsters promoted from Barça B and Juvenil A were handed shirt numbers for the match against Napoli. UEFA have revealed these after they were named part of the squad for the second half of the competition.
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Napoli have named Kalidou Koulibaly in their squad for the final stages of the 2019-20 Champions League while there is no place for Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen and Algerian defender Faouzi Ghoulam.
According to the list announced by UEFA, Senegal international Koulibaly is the only African star who made the club’s 23-man squad.
Napoli star, Lorenzo Insigne has undergone tests that have confirmed that he has suffered tendon damage to the adductor longus muscle in his left thigh, in addition to bone bruising. The player sustained the injury during the match against Lazio on Saturday.
Insigne will be closely monitored over the coming days.
Cuneyt Cakir will take charge of Napoli's clash with Barcelona on Saturday.
Assistant referees: Duran and Ongun
Fourth official: Meler
VAR: Kalkavan and Palabiyik
Camp Nou, Spain.
8 pm (Nigerian Time) on Saturday the 8th of August 2020.
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