On Feb 17th, Barcelona and Napoli will play a match in Barcelona in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Barcelona is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Espanyol. Lopez struck first for Barcelona in the 2nd minute on a feed from Jordi Alba, then Darder got the equalizer for Espanyol in the 40th minute on a feed from Raúl de Tomás . Barcelona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while napoli is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Inter. Lorenzo Insigne struck first for Napoli in the 7th minute on a penalty kick, then Edin Džeko tied it up for Inter in the 47th minute on a penalty kick earning Inter at least a draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Napoli should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Aug 8th, Barcelona hosted Napoli at the Camp Nou in their last match together. Barcelona was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. Clément Lenglet struck first for Barcelona in the 10th minute on a feed from Ivan Rakitić, then Lionel Messi added another in the 23rd minute.
For Napoli, their top scorers are Hirving Lozano and Dries Mertens, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Both Luuk de Jong and Lopez have been the hottest scorers for Barcelona in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.