Barcelona vs Napoli prediction and betting tips on March 12, 2024
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Game Prediction
The final week of the Champions League, during which the round of 16 matches will be played, will begin on Tuesday. Barcelona and Napoli are among the contenders for the coveted place in the next round this evening. Their confrontation ended in a draw in Naples in February. Which of them will ultimately be the triumphant? The analytical department of the website has made its own version of the prediction for the decisive battle on March 12, 2024.
Barcelona will try to cope with tournament goals for the spring
“The Blaugrana”, after a good previous season, performed poorly in the current cycle. It’s not for nothing that Xavi announced back in February that he would leave his position, albeit not right at that moment, but after working until the summer. By that time, his players had lost both the Super Cup final to Real Madrid and the cup confrontation to Athletic in the extra time; moreover, it actually lost its chances of retaining the title in the Primera. Even if the performance has normalized a little by spring, the real struggle remains only in the Champions League – there, unlike 2021 and 2022, the club overcame the group stage. Speaking about the previous battle, only 1-1 draw was brought from Naples.
Napoli is headed by the third coach during a year
“The Parthenopeans” represent a noticeable and, unfortunately, sharply negative contrast compared to what happened a year ago. It is reasonable to mention that there was no longer the former courage in the spring, that’s why Spalletti wisely decided to leave the club (like a triumphant conqueror of the Scudetto). Khvicha and the company did not succeed this season, neither under the leadership of Rudi Garcia, nor even under the rule of Walter Mazzarri. It’s too early to draw conclusions about Calzone, who was appointed in February, although there is some progress – for instance, there happened a victory in the battle against Juventus. And the team at least did not lose to “more than a club” at San Paolo, as a result, it will visit Catalonia not without a chance of success.
Previous head-to-head matches
The opponents competed at the same stage of the play-offs in the so-called “coronavirus” year of 2020. And there happened a 1-1 draw in Naples in February. Nevertheless, “the Culés” won at the home arena after the lockdown. These rivals also met in the Europa League 2 years ago, and it all started with the same score, 1-1, already at Camp Nou, but then Xavi and his wards won the return match.
Free prediction for the match Barcelona vs Napoli on March 12:
It is reasonable to mention that the favourite of the battle will play on the native field. And it must win the decisive match (odd: 1.78).