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Napoli couldn't secure a winning score against Blaugrana in the first leg and its pure motivation for Barcelona to fight back in the second leg. Barcelona will hosts Napoli in the second leg of round of 16, an important game that deserves the big winning from the exact club that clinched on winning form. Nobody gets a clear view except for clubs that have fought really hard to enter significant phase in the UEFA Champions League. Xavi Hernandez will ensure everything works smoothly as plan for his side because he already missed out on the La Liga title race but the UEFA Champions League will be intact for them this season.

Both teams still have the opportunity to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. With the results they achieved in the first leg, it made the match much tougher, because both of them realized that their opportunities were still really wide open. Perhaps the difference lies in the status of the two teams in this match, Barcelona, who previously appeared as the visiting team, is now their turn to host. In terms of benefits, it is clear that this is a very big advantage for Barcelona.
However, Napoli, who will act as the visiting team, are not coming with resignation, they are coming with the target of winning, because that is what can enable them to qualify for the next round.

I don't know, I believe Barcelona is far superior than Napoli these days, sure Barcelona had some tough period this season but looking at how they are looking right now, I can say that it looks like they are doing fine in the end and not really dealing with that much trouble.

I believe that we are going to see them do fine as well eventually. I get that it looks like Napoli is close, but they had a horrible season so far and their initial manager was so bad that they fired him and yet the one that got there didn't improve the team at all and still end up making a big loss. I think it's quite obvious that we are going to end up with a lot more trouble on the long run, and that should not be all that easy to handle at all.

The main problem with predicting this match is that both Barcelona and Napoli have erratic performances. It is impossible to say which team will play better in which match. We have seen several times this season that Barcelona have dropped points even against relatively weak teams.

However, compared to Napoli, everyone is keeping the Barcelona team ahead in this match. Barcelona's overall performance is better than Napoli's. Even Barcelona's squad is stronger than Napoli's. Moreover, Barcelona's overall performance was better than Napoli in the first leg match. This is the reason why Barcelona team is considered as the favorite in the second leg home match of Barcelona.