The Champions League knockout phase is still two months away. The Napoli vs Barcelona duel is predicted to tend to be balanced, while Inter Milan must be wary of Atletico Madrid.
The four teams will compete in the round of 16. In the first leg, Napoli will first host Barcelona while Inter will await Atletico's arrival at the Giuseppe Meazza.
Joan Gonzalez, a former Barcelona youth player, gives his predictions for the match against Napoli. The footballer, who is currently playing for Lecce, said that both teams were not doing well so there were no favorites in this match.
"Napoli, even though they are the defending champions of the Italian League, are not very strong. Meanwhile Barcelona is also not at their best level. So I think this match is also very interesting without a clear winner," said Gonzalez to AS.
Barca could have a slight upper hand, following Napoli's inconsistent performance. The Partenopei were recently eliminated by small team Frosinone in the Coppa Italia by suffering a crushing 0-4 defeat.
"Well, you have to think that right now Napoli's priority is not the Coppa, but a team like Napoli will not stay down for long. They still have a lot of things to improve, and so does Barca. Hopefully the match will be interesting," continued the 21-year-old player. that year.
Joan Gonzalez also discussed the match between last season's finalists, Inter Milan, who will face Atletico Madrid. It will be the first meeting between the two clubs in the Champions League, while their only duel in European competition occurred in the Super Cup which ended with Los Colchoneros winning 2-0 in 2010.
There are quite a few who favor the Nerazzurri considering their impressive pace in the first half of the season. Lautaro Martinez et al are unbeaten in six group phase matches and have only lost twice in 24 matches in all competitions. On the other hand, Atletico is also unbeaten in the group stage even though they have lost four times in 25 matches in all competitions.
"Atletico is still Atletico. Even though they are not in an optimal situation, they can always beat great teams. Inter Milan is really good, but Atletico, even though they are worse, can beat them," said Gonzalez.
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