Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Barcelona vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2023-24 LAST 16

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FC Barcelona
3 – 1
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Tue 12 Mar 2024 · 20:00 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys HT 45' · FT 45'
Fermin Lopez 15' 1–0
Joao Cancelo 17' 2–0
2–1 30' Amir Rrahmani
Robert Lewandowski 83' 3–1
Andreas Christensen 21' Y
Lamine Yamal 44' Y
Y 45' Juan Jesus
Y 63' Hamed Traore
Y 67' Mathias Olivera

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

3
3
FC Barcelona 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-12 FC Barcelona 3–1 SSC Napoli 2024-02-21 SSC Napoli 1–1 FC Barcelona 2022-02-24 SSC Napoli 2–4 FC Barcelona 2022-02-17 FC Barcelona 1–1 SSC Napoli 2020-08-08 FC Barcelona 3–1 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar SSC Napoli H 3–1 W
08 Mar RCD Mallorca H 1–0 W
03 Mar Athletic Club A 0–0 D
24 Feb Getafe CF H 4–0 W
21 Feb SSC Napoli A 1–1 D
17 Feb RC Celta de Vigo A 2–1 W
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
08 Mar Torino FC H 1–1 D
03 Mar Juventus FC H 2–1 W
28 Feb US Sassuolo Calcio A 6–1 W
25 Feb Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D
21 Feb FC Barcelona H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Barcelona SSC Napoli
#5 Position #30
16 Points 8
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 4
22 Scored 9
14 Conceded 15
+8 GD -6
2.00 PPG 1.00
63% Win % 25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts). SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Fermin Lopez 6 G 4 A
Lamine Yamal 6 G 3 A
Marcus Rashford 5 G 3 A
Robert Lewandowski 4 G
SSC Napoli
Scott McTominay 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Barcelona have kicked off against SSC Napoli. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesper Lindstrom, as he is very good at scoring at Olimpic Lluis Companys with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' A stunning finish from Fermin Lopez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' The Portugal Joao Cancelo breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 2-0!
  • 21' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a card on 21.
  • 26' FC Barcelona is showing some good football. However, FC Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Amir Rrahmani gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' That is a card for FC Barcelona. Lamine Yamal will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' SSC Napoli player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' SSC Napoli is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' The FC Barcelona bench stirs into life. Fermin Lopez is withdrawn and Sergi Roberto gets his opportunity.
  • 61' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Andreas Christensen exits the field as Oriol Romeu enters on 61.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a card for Hamed Traore.
  • 64' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Mario Rui is withdrawn and Mathias Olivera gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Mathias Olivera picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Lamine Yamal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 77' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Hamed Traore by Giacomo Raspadori on 78 minute.
  • 81' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Raphinha exits the field as Joao Felix enters on 81.
  • 83' What a strike from Robert Lewandowski! The score is 3-1.
  • 88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is replaced by Cyril Ngonge.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

SSC Napoli Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Calzona

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 2
Lionel Messi 2
Lorenzo Insigne 2
Amir Rrahmani 1
Piotr Zielinski 1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1
Frenkie de Jong 1
Pique 1

Head to Head

2024-03-12 FC Barcelona 3–1 SSC Napoli 2024-02-21 SSC Napoli 1–1 FC Barcelona 2022-02-24 SSC Napoli 2–4 FC Barcelona 2022-02-17 FC Barcelona 1–1 SSC Napoli 2020-08-08 FC Barcelona 3–1 SSC Napoli

FC Barcelona Form

2024-03-12 FC Barcelona 3–1 SSC Napoli W 2024-03-08 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Mallorca W 2024-03-03 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2024-02-24 FC Barcelona 4–0 Getafe CF W 2024-02-21 SSC Napoli 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2024-02-17 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 FC Barcelona W

SSC Napoli Form

2024-03-12 FC Barcelona 3–1 SSC Napoli L 2024-03-08 SSC Napoli 1–1 Torino FC D 2024-03-03 SSC Napoli 2–1 Juventus FC W 2024-02-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–6 SSC Napoli W 2024-02-25 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2024-02-21 SSC Napoli 1–1 FC Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.95 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + FC Barcelona to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona68% Draw18% SSC Napoli14%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
85%
Draw or SSC Napoli
32%
FC Barcelona or SSC Napoli
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona53% Draw33% SSC Napoli14%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
6.4%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
4 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 19% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 19% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.