Barcelona’s first football team is preparing to face its rival, the Italian club Napoli, this Wednesday evening, in the Champions League competition.
Barcelona’s match against its counterpart, Napoli, will be held in the second leg of the round of sixteen of the Champions League.
According to what was reported from the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, two changes are expected from the last Barcelona squad, namely Gundogan as the fourth midfielder in place of Vitor Roque, and Inigo Martinez in place of Pau Cobarci.
The Spanish Blaugrana coach, Xavi Hernandez, is expected to play the match against Napoli, with the following formation: –
Goalkeeper: Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Defensive line: Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Yao Cobarci and Joao Cancelo.
Midfield: Christensen, Frenkie de Jong, Ilkay Gundogan, and Pedri Gonzalez.
Leading the attack: Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski.
Barcelona is seeking to correct the course this season and overcome Napoli and advance to the next round, especially in light of the team’s need for some funds to improve its economic situation.
Laporta also warned Xavi that if he fell against Napoli, he would be expelled from Barcelona immediately. Laporta asked Xavi to at least include Brazilian star Vitor Roque as a substitute and not leave him on the bench throughout the match.