There was no winner in the Napoli-Barcelona match. Napoli managed to draw with a terrible game at home.Barcelona has the potential to beat Napoli, but it seems that things are not going well for them either.At least it's a good enough result for Barcelona.They will win the next match at home and go through.
I didn't expect Arsenal to lose.I thought the match was very unpleasant because only 2 of the shots taken by both teams during the 90 minutes were accurate, one of which was a goal in the last minute.Arsenal, despite playing well, couldn't be very effective in front of goal against Porto and left with a goal in the last minute.Arsenal will have to show an extra performance at home now.
I agree with you that Barcelona will win against Napoli in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matches. Napoli's performance against Barcelona was poor. Napoli just managed to have one shot on target against Barcelona, which led to a goal that earned them a draw. With Napoli's present form, it will be hard for them to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou.
While Barcelona being the favorite during the second leg should not surprise anyone that watched the first leg, at the same time it should be worrying that the only clear opportunity Napoli got ended up in a score, so Barcelona cannot attack recklessly during their upcoming match or Napoli could seriously punish any mistake they make on defense and get a surprising win that no one expected.
The result from the first leg has proven that if barcelona has quality. This is my main reason im not even doubting the performance from barcelona. I remind you that barcelona played without gavi in the first leg. Things might be very different if there was gavi there. The result from second leg can be predicted easily.
Barcelona is likely winning the game soon. Im predicting barcelona to lead the game with more ball possession compared to the napoli. The only biggest problem will be about how to attack it. Im guessing barcelona will be intensively building from the back caused by napoli will be playing low block against barcelona.
The worst situation will happen when barcelona has no solution caused by napoli keeps play in the penalty box. This is the nightmare for barcelona caused by napoli will be surely using that kind of strategy. It will be so stupid if barcelona will be going fully offensive against it.
The second leg will not be a tough game for barcelona. Im sure this club will able to secure a spot in the top 8. The chance of barcelona is quite big. The defensive line will be going to be the most important factor.
Napoli is likely playing counter attack strategy and so, barcel;ona's defenders shall not leave from their positions. Barcelona needs to stay calm to perform better compared to the last season.