UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[CryptoBuds]

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

It is still quite uncertain to tell the outcome of this match. Both of the teams involved in this match still have chances of winning the game and at the same time the match could end up in a tie. I am not going to feel that one team is superior over the other because both of the teams have their own lapses and also strengths which cannot be underestimated. Napoli are on 9th place in the standings and Barcelona are far above that number in their own league too but that is not enough to give them a lead in this match.

The better team will win in this match because it is a different game and a very challenging one for both teams to want an instant win. Until the two legs of the match are played, even one leg of the match is not enough to determine the winner. This is one of the hottest matches in the round of 16, so I will treat it as one and not give any team a higher hope of winning over the other one.

I'd say Barcelona and Napoli are the same now. The performance of both the teams is erratic now. Napoli have won just one of their last 5 matches in Serie A. And Barcelona suffered a humiliating 5-3 defeat against Villarreal in their last match.

I consider Barcelona's attack to be stronger than Napoli's in comparison. But the defense of these two teams is weak. So if both teams play attacking strategy in this match, there is a possibility of seeing many goals. However, Barcelona will play 4 more matches in La Liga before facing Napoli in the Champions League. Looking forward to see if Barcelona can make a comeback after the defeat against Villarreal.

[Belarge]

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

The recent developments and decline in Barcelona performance, might have become a heavy duty on the shoulders of Xavi Hernandez but he will always managed to scale through the hard times. UEFA Champions League is for the big teams that are ready to take the lead of becoming UCL Champs. Napoli not in good shape this season, they suffered enough and this is becoming one of the top challenges for the club. Napoli meeting Barcelona in the UEFA round of 16, a tough game to decide the team that will cross to the next phase.

[BITCOIN4X]

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It is still quite uncertain to tell the outcome of this match. Both of the teams involved in this match still have chances of winning the game and at the same time the match could end up in a tie. I am not going to feel that one team is superior over the other because both of the teams have their own lapses and also strengths which cannot be underestimated. Napoli are on 9th place in the standings and Barcelona are far above that number in their own league too but that is not enough to give them a lead in this match.

The better team will win in this match because it is a different game and a very challenging one for both teams to want an instant win. Until the two legs of the match are played, even one leg of the match is not enough to determine the winner. This is one of the hottest matches in the round of 16, so I will treat it as one and not give any team a higher hope of winning over the other one.

I agree that Barcelona is superior to Napoli, but I doubt Barcelona can win the last 16 match this season. Barcelona's condition is in chaos and they are having difficulty getting into their best form, this is a problem that Barcelona has been experiencing until Xavi decides to leave at the end of the season.

Laporta admits this, although so far Laporta has really supported Xavi. Barcelona are no better in form than last season, but underestimating them completely would be a big mistake. Napoli has a chance to win the match against Barcelona, ​​but I think Barcelona is ready to fight and qualify for the next round by winning this round of 16 match.

[Nheer]

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Napoli are as experienced too and Barca need to prove they worthy to win else they will lose if they play sloppy football against Napoli. Both are in bad form at the moment but let’s see who will win at the end.

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

You have a point, Napoli are actually worse than Barcelona and for being at the 9th position actually tells alot about their performance. Barcelona looks more promising and also has few good players than Napoli and looking at the stats properly they are actually capable of winning but the problem with them is the conceding rate, this days Barcelona are conceding more goals and it is affecting them.

I am really not so sure if i can bet on Barcelona but i might consider it though. If Lewandowski can actually improve his game then they have more chances of winning the game. A winner must emerge and if there is no winner after both legs then they will have to play extra minutes and possibly penalty shootout to determine a winner. I don’t think the match will end as a draw after both legs.

[jaberwock]

Both the teams are currently in bad shape which is problem because Napoli is having now 9th spot in Serie A and Barcelona is also having problems with in their last game against Villarreal they concede 5 goals which are surely not acceptable from team like Barcelona things are surely not good but still we can expect good performance from these both teams in coming round of 16 match even for me both will be winner into their home matches, but Barcelona can go for the next round because their situation is better than Napoli which is badly down and in trying to recovery they completely fail to have anything positive into their last few games.

Suddenly we have few rumours about changing of coach which can create more problems but most chances Barcelona management will not do any wrong decision which can hurt them badly so if we have any change this could be happened after the end of this season.

I would guess that Barcelona definitely looks better, that much is for sure. I am not saying that they are going to end up winning because in the football world you never know anything, but I agree that Napoli just sucks.

I cannot even completely understand how a team that dominated the whole league, and was at either quarter or semi finals last year at UCL, and they did so well, suddenly within span of just few months started to be that bad. Not  like they became bad now, they were bad like since September, early start of the season, and they were good last April/May, so it's just a few months and suddenly they are bad. It can't even be just the manager, because that alone can't explain being this bad suddenly, it's too obvious.

[marcous]

I'd say Barcelona and Napoli are the same now. The performance of both the teams is erratic now. Napoli have won just one of their last 5 matches in Serie A. And Barcelona suffered a humiliating 5-3 defeat against Villarreal in their last match.

I consider Barcelona's attack to be stronger than Napoli's in comparison. But the defense of these two teams is weak. So if both teams play attacking strategy in this match, there is a possibility of seeing many goals. However, Barcelona will play 4 more matches in La Liga before facing Napoli in the Champions League. Looking forward to see if Barcelona can make a comeback after the defeat against Villarreal.

That right, in the domestic league both clubs are going through a difficult period, Barcelona and Napoli performance is very uncertain. I think if both of them haven't shown consistency in the next few games, it might be better to consider avoiding betting on either one winning. Barcelona is superior because they have better experience and history than Napoli in the UCL, but that is not enough to get them through to the round of 16. It could be that Xavi or Mazzarri squad shows a different performance in the UCL, that doesn't rule out the possibility, but what is clear is that this match will be very difficult to predict.

There is a chance that Barcelona will recover in the future after being slaughtered by Villarreal, but after Xavi announced he would resign as manager, perhaps the effort to recover and mark a turning point in performance will become more difficult than before. If we refer to the respective domestic league standings, Barcelona is still better than Napoli, because Xavi squad is still in the top four of the standings, while Napoli have been knocked out of the UCL zone for quite some time. There are three weeks left to fix any shortcomings, even though Barcelona and Napoli did not add new players in the January transfer market.

[Mame89]

I'd say Barcelona and Napoli are the same now. The performance of both the teams is erratic now. Napoli have won just one of their last 5 matches in Serie A. And Barcelona suffered a humiliating 5-3 defeat against Villarreal in their last match.

These two teams are in poor form at the moment, but fortunately this first leg match will take place in the middle of next month, of course both teams still have time to continue to develop before the two teams meet in the last 16 match. If you look at the current condition of the team, Barcelona is worse and the pressure is stronger than Napoli. Moreover, during this month Barcelona has conceded 19 goals, this is a bad record for Barcelona because their defense is so fragile.

I consider Barcelona's attack to be stronger than Napoli's in comparison. But the defense of these two teams is weak. So if both teams play attacking strategy in this match, there is a possibility of seeing many goals. However, Barcelona will play 4 more matches in La Liga before facing Napoli in the Champions League. Looking forward to see if Barcelona can make a comeback after the defeat against Villarreal.

I'm not sure that in the first leg Barcelona will play with an attacking strategy because that would be risky for them, because the first leg will be played at Napoli's home ground. Of course, Barcelona doesn't want to make mistakes that result in them conceding a lot of goals because that won't benefit them in the second leg. My prediction in the first leg is that Barcelona is aiming for a draw, but if they win it would be better.

[hahay]

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

The recent developments and decline in Barcelona performance, might have become a heavy duty on the shoulders of Xavi Hernandez but he will always managed to scale through the hard times. UEFA Champions League is for the big teams that are ready to take the lead of becoming UCL Champs. Napoli not in good shape this season, they suffered enough and this is becoming one of the top challenges for the club. Napoli meeting Barcelona in the UEFA round of 16, a tough game to decide the team that will cross to the next phase.

Although Xavi has confirmed that he will leave the club at the end of this season but ya, that factor will also not make Barcelona weak and destroyed. Because after all, playing against Napoli basically still provides a good chance for Barcelona to win and ya, I hope that Xavi who has decided to leave might be able to boost the morale of the Barcelona squad in this match and in all the remaining matches . But indeed,the fact that many of Barcelona's key players are injured is clearly a factor that has a very negative impact on Barcelona performance at this moment.

[QueenVera]

Barcelona are ahead of Napoli; everyone knows that. Even though I know the performance of Barcelona is getting poorer every day, the main weak point of Barcelona is their defence. If they will work on that, I am pretty sure that the game will definitely be for Barcelona, but Napoli have no chance of winning yet because we don’t know if Osimhen will be present in the match or not, so Napoli can’t have that confidence to win Barcelona yet, which I know if without Osimhen it will be very hard for them to win the game.

 Even in the Champions League, Barcelona has more wins than Napoli, but they are both weak teams, and if with Osimhen, Napoli has hope in Barcelona, if not from the least 6 games of Napoli, they have won 3, drawn 1, and lost 2, while from the last 6 games of Barcelona, they were about to win 4, draw 0, and lose 2. That is why I have more faith in Barcelona because I know if they play well, they will definitely win Napoli.

Well yea Barca are currently ahead of Napoli but I think for this match, Napoli stands a better chance than Barca. Napoli are composed defending while Barca aren’t and this is going to be a big worry for Barca when they face Napoli, the club is shaking currently and with the news about Xabi leaving the team at the end of the summer spreading so fast, I think it could affect their performance more.

 Though it’s still unknown of Victor will be available for this fixture but without him I still tip Napoli to at least get something from this fixture, especially at home soil. Victor in that match will seal the victory for Napoli, so they’ve got to try to get him involved in that match. Well Barcelona have done pretty well than Napoli but based on current form, Napoli are better than Barca and will sure make it past Barca to the UCL last 8, even though non of them seem like a UCL contender yet.

[arimamib]

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Well yea Barca are currently ahead of Napoli but I think for this match, Napoli stands a better chance than Barca. Napoli are composed defending while Barca aren’t and this is going to be a big worry for Barca when they face Napoli, the club is shaking currently and with the news about Xabi leaving the team at the end of the summer spreading so fast, I think it could affect their performance more.

 Though it’s still unknown of Victor will be available for this fixture but without him I still tip Napoli to at least get something from this fixture, especially at home soil. Victor in that match will seal the victory for Napoli, so they’ve got to try to get him involved in that match. Well Barcelona have done pretty well than Napoli but based on current form, Napoli are better than Barca and will sure make it past Barca to the UCL last 8, even though non of them seem like a UCL contender yet.

Napoli's defense has been really good with only conceding 2 goals in their last 7 games, while Barcelona is expereencing struggles and the uncertainties surrounding the team. The news about Xavi leaving could indeed contribute to a sense of instability within the club. Victor Osimhen could be a key for Napoli to outscore Barca, but the potential absence of Osimhen gives a bit uncertainty for Napoli. Napoli need to make sure Osimhen involved if available, because the impact he could have on the outcome of the match.

Barcelona has historically performed well in the Champions League, and this is impostant for a team perform in KO stage of Champions League. Napoli themself is not really consistent with their performance. After sacking their manager, the team hasnt shown a significant improvement under their new manager. I think Barcelona reamins the favorite for this round. In champions league football, mentality, form and team dynamics can play a significant role in predicting outcomes, and it will be interesting to see how these factors unfold in the actual match.

[Mayor of ogba]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

Napoli is also struggling in Italy's Serie A league this season; they are currently in the 9th position in the Italy Serie A table. This is the Uefa Champions League, and Barcelona can get a different form that will make them win against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League last 16.

I don't think simply saying that will result in a Barcelona victory over Napoli. Both teams are not in great shape, but if they want to win, they must put in the effort. Barcelona has more champions league experience than Napoli, but that alone will not be enough to win this match. Napoli, who are also struggling in Serie A, will put in a lot of effort to win this match. The football atmosphere of the Champions League differs from that of league games, and each team plays differently in this league, so we can't predict who will win until the match is played.

I know both Barcelona and Napoli are struggling in their respective domestic leagues. But judging from Barcelona and Napoli head-to-head, you will see that Barcelona is the favorite club to win against Napoli when they meet in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 next month because Barcelona has beaten Napoli three times and they have played two draws in their last five meetings.

[ancafe]

PSG has very large financial capabilities, but we see how many years they have been unsuccessfully trying to achieve their goal, which means that money is not the only factor, that can bring victory in the Champions League.

Last season, Xavi proved that even with big financial problems you can achieve good results, but winning big tournaments without big money will be just as difficult, and there’s no point in denying it. Luis Enrique is strengthening PSG while Xavi has a lot of problems, so I agree that PSG can achieve better results this season, but can Enrique count on winning, I highly doubt it, Real and City look now too difficult opponents.

PSG does have financial capabilities that are much better than any team in Europe, but they are not a top team in terms of title competition in the Champions League. That's why I say coaches and players are two important things for every club and money is also another important part to support the club's success in competing in any competition.

Xavi was only able to handle Barcelona in the domestic league and he also failed in the Champions League, but this season everything has changed and he is increasingly having difficulty showing consistency for his team. Luis Enrique has a much better vision than the previous PSG coach and maybe he needs time to be able to bring PSG to compete in the Champions League. Even though it looks very difficult because Manchester City and Real Madrid are getting stronger, PSG also has the same opportunity, as long as they show high strength and enthusiasm.

[Republikcoin.com]

I know both Barcelona and Napoli are struggling in their respective domestic leagues. But judging from Barcelona and Napoli head-to-head, you will see that Barcelona is the favorite club to win against Napoli when they meet in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 next month because Barcelona has beaten Napoli three times and they have played two draws in their last five meetings.

What happened in the past no longer applies to this season because everything is different.
In my opinion, Barcelona and Napoli have the same percentage of being able to beat each other because so far both teams are at a very low level in their domestic leagues and in terms of team quality we can also see that the two of them do not have a significant difference.

In fact, this is quite a fierce match because both teams are in a slump, so in terms of strength the two teams are quite balanced so it is difficult to predict who will win the match.

[klidex]

PSG has very large financial capabilities, but we see how many years they have been unsuccessfully trying to achieve their goal, which means that money is not the only factor, that can bring victory in the Champions League.

Last season, Xavi proved that even with big financial problems you can achieve good results, but winning big tournaments without big money will be just as difficult, and there’s no point in denying it. Luis Enrique is strengthening PSG while Xavi has a lot of problems, so I agree that PSG can achieve better results this season, but can Enrique count on winning, I highly doubt it, Real and City look now too difficult opponents.

PSG does have financial capabilities that are much better than any team in Europe, but they are not a top team in terms of title competition in the Champions League. That's why I say coaches and players are two important things for every club and money is also another important part to support the club's success in competing in any competition.

Xavi was only able to handle Barcelona in the domestic league and he also failed in the Champions League, but this season everything has changed and he is increasingly having difficulty showing consistency for his team. Luis Enrique has a much better vision than the previous PSG coach and maybe he needs time to be able to bring PSG to compete in the Champions League. Even though it looks very difficult because Manchester City and Real Madrid are getting stronger, PSG also has the same opportunity, as long as they show high strength and enthusiasm.

Even though PSG has great financial strength, it is still not enough to compete with big clubs in the Champions League, especially Real Madrid which has great strength in the Champions League competition. Manchester City also has great strength in terms of finances and also in terms of performance player and coach factors are the most important thing for clubs in building good cooperation. If they are not able to build good cooperation then they will not be able to achieve success in winning the title. Financial factors are not a problem for PSG, but they must have strong cooperation between players and coaches.

Yes, currently Barcelona's condition is different from last season, this season Barcelona seems to be having difficulty competing in the domestic league and also the Champions League because Barcelona's squad is decreasing and its performance is decreasing. Sooner or later if Barcelona's finances don't improve soon, it's not impossible that it will end up like Chelsea. Currently, the Premier League continues to experience setbacks, even though Chelsea was originally a big EPL club.
Luis Enrique is one step better than the previous coach but it cannot be said to be completely good if he cannot bring PSG to the Champions League title, even though it sounds impossible, PSG still has a chance because the squad that PSG has also has good potential if Luis Enrique hones their skills well good.

[tusandii]

PSG has very large financial capabilities, but we see how many years they have been unsuccessfully trying to achieve their goal, which means that money is not the only factor, that can bring victory in the Champions League.

Last season, Xavi proved that even with big financial problems you can achieve good results, but winning big tournaments without big money will be just as difficult, and there’s no point in denying it. Luis Enrique is strengthening PSG while Xavi has a lot of problems, so I agree that PSG can achieve better results this season, but can Enrique count on winning, I highly doubt it, Real and City look now too difficult opponents.

PSG does have financial capabilities that are much better than any team in Europe, but they are not a top team in terms of title competition in the Champions League. That's why I say coaches and players are two important things for every club and money is also another important part to support the club's success in competing in any competition.

Xavi was only able to handle Barcelona in the domestic league and he also failed in the Champions League, but this season everything has changed and he is increasingly having difficulty showing consistency for his team. Luis Enrique has a much better vision than the previous PSG coach and maybe he needs time to be able to bring PSG to compete in the Champions League. Even though it looks very difficult because Manchester City and Real Madrid are getting stronger, PSG also has the same opportunity, as long as they show high strength and enthusiasm.

-Finance
-Player
-Coach
Yes, it's true what you said, that the three words you mentioned are the most important parts of a club and of these 3 words, PSG already has them all, but there is one thing that PSG doesn't have, namely experience.
In the champions league experience is very valuable because you can get the right strategy to be able to continue the match until the final round and get the champions league title but unfortunately PSG does not have this experience so it will not be surprising if PSG is very difficult to win the champions league title even though they have great players but if not having that experience would only be in vain, whereas at that time Enrique could lead Barcelona to win the champions league title because Barca condition was very good from a financial perspective and the players were talented and also had previous experience.

Talking about Xavi chances as Barca coach, it is currently difficult to get his club to fly high to get a title in the Champions League, while the financial crisis is making it difficult for Xavi to get the players he wants and if we look at it, this is actually not Xavi fault, but bad finances are putting pressure on him in for the coach.
If you compare PSG with Barcelona this season, it seems like PSG has a bigger chance than Barcelona.

[Obim34]

The recent developments and decline in Barcelona performance, might have become a heavy duty on the shoulders of Xavi Hernandez but he will always managed to scale through the hard times. UEFA Champions League is for the big teams that are ready to take the lead of becoming UCL Champs. Napoli not in good shape this season, they suffered enough and this is becoming one of the top challenges for the club. Napoli meeting Barcelona in the UEFA round of 16, a tough game to decide the team that will cross to the next phase.

I'm highly disappointed in Barcelona this season, missing the old days when Barcelona was a big threat in any league they qualified.
Xavi may not be the problem of the club on why their progress is limited, the players have a poor performance, poor goal scoring and nothing so interesting about their play.
Real Madrid and Man city are the beast of the league with stats of 6 games played, 6 won, 0 draw and 0 loss. Very brilliant performance from them both and I see the winners coming from any of them.

[Egii Nna]

I don't think simply saying that will result in a Barcelona victory over Napoli. Both teams are not in great shape, but if they want to win, they must put in the effort. Barcelona has more champions league experience than Napoli, but that alone will not be enough to win this match. Napoli, who are also struggling in Serie A, will put in a lot of effort to win this match. The football atmosphere of the Champions League differs from that of league games, and each team plays differently in this league, so we can't predict who will win until the match is played.

I know both Barcelona and Napoli are struggling in their respective domestic leagues. But judging from Barcelona and Napoli head-to-head, you will see that Barcelona is the favorite club to win against Napoli when they meet in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 next month because Barcelona has beaten Napoli three times and they have played two draws in their last five meetings.

The performance of both teams is almost the same. Talking about the past history of Barcelona is not what we are needing; it clearly shows that the Barcelona defence is faulty and needs some attention. That might be a hope for Napoli to use that opportunity to score the game, but from observation, Barcelona are the old bees in the Champions League, and they have more experience than Napoli. Even though their performance is poor, I still think that they can beat Napoli in the game, or the game might end in a draw.

More effort will be seen in this game because Napoli will like to win and Barcelona won’t allow them to do that, so predicting this game cannot be done to me. But let's just wait and see who wins the game between the two teams.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

The recent developments and decline in Barcelona performance, might have become a heavy duty on the shoulders of Xavi Hernandez but he will always managed to scale through the hard times. UEFA Champions League is for the big teams that are ready to take the lead of becoming UCL Champs. Napoli not in good shape this season, they suffered enough and this is becoming one of the top challenges for the club. Napoli meeting Barcelona in the UEFA round of 16, a tough game to decide the team that will cross to the next phase.

Xavi has very big burden right now. It makes him announced that to leave from barcelona at the end of season. that being said that if xavi has surrender by announcing him to leave from the club at the end of season. This is the last chance of him to prove that his worthiness for the club.
Barcelona is still having a chance in the UCL but i m thinking this is impossible for xavi to win the game. neither of them in good shapes this time but i would like to pick napoli over barcelona. The odds owned by napoli is worthy to bet while barcelona is slightly lower compared to the napoli's odds.

Im sure that btts is going to happen. It's caused by napoli would be trying so hard to beat barcelona no matter what happened to the club. It's caused by this is gonna be another chance for napoli to go to the further stage. Im feeling that if barcelona will not able to show good performance.
The result from this match is quite hard to predict caused by i saw these clubs were equal. Im not willing to pick which club that much more favorite to win the game but im only saying napoli is strong enough and barcelona must be so careful against it.

Im wondering what line up will be gonna be used by xavi in the match against napoli. Btts and double chance. These are the most reliable options for this match. It's caused by the strength owned by both of clubs are almost the same.

[entertheabyss]

I'm highly disappointed in Barcelona this season, missing the old days when Barcelona was a big threat in any league they qualified.
Xavi may not be the problem of the club on why their progress is limited, the players have a poor performance, poor goal scoring and nothing so interesting about their play.
Real Madrid and Man city are the beast of the league with stats of 6 games played, 6 won, 0 draw and 0 loss. Very brilliant performance from them both and I see the winners coming from any of them.

Barcelona performance doesn't follow suit in for Real Madrid and Girona this season. The problem of the club, ofcourse it's not Xavi Hernandez but points out to be the players and the board that have ruined the good flow of energy. Now the club's suffered from big loss, and this scenario will continue till the board worked on this problem. I also miss the good old days when Barcelona was the main trend in every competition they featured in. You wouldn't dare compare the performance of Barcelona to any other club, not even Real Madrid, they didn't have a style of play against the Blaugrana and always plays safe and defend.

[Strongkored]

I know both Barcelona and Napoli are struggling in their respective domestic leagues. But judging from Barcelona and Napoli head-to-head, you will see that Barcelona is the favorite club to win against Napoli when they meet in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 next month because Barcelona has beaten Napoli three times and they have played two draws in their last five meetings.

The betting websites also favor Barcelona even though it is their first match as an away team and it seems that looking at the statistics of the two teams in the Champions League, Barcelona has more experience, in how they have been champions, it's just that in the last few seasons, Barcelona seems to be an ordinary team in European competitions because they struggling with financial problems that have not improved so there is not much the club can do to build a better team from season to season.
My prediction in the first match is that Barcelona's biggest opportunity is to hold last season's Serie A champions to a draw because even though Napoli this season is quite bad, the home match will certainly provide additional motivation, and usually the team that is not favored will play more freely to prove that many people's predictions are wrong about their team.