Xavi Hernandez know that the Naples team that will meet this Tuesday (9 pm) at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 will be more dangerous than the first leg (1-1) at the Diego Stadium Armando Maradona, when he debuted Francesco Calzona at the bank.
“Naples has improved with the new coach, the players are more dynamic and seem more comfortable. They were already a great team that has the basis of the team that won the scudetto last season,” he said.
He believes that the Italian team’s bet is similar to that of Barça: “I expect a brave Napoli who play from the back and press high, who don’t think, like ours. And they have many individuals who level. The three at the top have many levels, the highest level in Europe. Politano, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia I really like them. It’s a big game and it’s a good team, current champions of Italy. “I also like how he defends.”
Urged to ‘sign’ a Napoli player, he chose the midfielder Lobotkaformer Celta: “He develops and doesn’t lose balls, I want to see his level at a club like Barça.”
Source: La Verdad
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