On Thu Feb 24th, Napoli will play host to Barcelona in a meeting of these two Europa League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Napoli recorded a 1-1 draw against Barcelona. Piotr Zieliński struck first for Napoli in the 29th minute, but Ferrán Torres got the equalizer for Barcelona in the 59th minute earning Barcelona at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Napoli should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Barcelona recorded a 4-1 win against Valencia. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck first for Barcelona in the 23rd minute on a feed from Jordi Alba, then Frenkie de Jong added another in the 32nd minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Barcelona should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 17th of February, Barcelona hosted Napoli in their last match together. Barcelona and Napoli battled to a 1-1 draw. Piotr Zieliński struck first for Napoli in the 29th minute, then Ferrán Torres tied it up for Barcelona in the 59th minute earning Barcelona a comeback draw.
Both Lopez and Frenkie de Jong have been the hottest scorers for Barcelona in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Hirving Lozano and Lorenzo Insigne have been the hottest scorers for Napoli in the last five each having scored 2 goals.