Barcelona will face Napoli in the Europa League knockout round play-off stage after the Catalan giants crashed out in the Champions League group stage for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Napoli sent Leicester City crashing out of the Europa League as the Italian side advanced to the knockout stages with a 3-2 win in a dramatic conclusion to Group C on Thursday.
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has revealed seven players and three staff members have not travelled to Italy for Thursday’s Europa League tie against Napoli.
West Ham United took control of Group H in the Europa League thanks to Thursday’s 3-0 home win over Genk.
Bayern Munich are serious contenders for Champions League glory, but Luis Suarez says Barcelona’s quarter-final with them will be 50-50.
Lionel Messi was in fine form as Barcelona progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals, with a 3-1 second-leg defeat of Napoli sealing a 4-2 aggregate victory.
Lionel Messi has blasted Barcelona’s performance in 2019-20, insisting ‘if we continue like this, we’ll lose to Napoli’ in the Champions League.
Manchester City will face Lyon or Juventus in the one-legged Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon if they can overcome Real Madrid in the last-16.
Maurizio Sarri believes Cristiano Ronaldo and his other Juventus stars are lacking sharpness after their Coppa Italia final loss to Napoli on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo lost a second consecutive final for the first time in his career when Juventus lost to Napoli in the Coppa Italia decider on Wednesday.