Lewandowski vs Osimhen, these are the line-ups of Barcelona and Napoli

Barcelona had a good initial phase in the Champions League. They were leaders of group H that they shared with Porto, Royal Antwerp and Shakhtar Donetsk thanks to four wins and two defeats. That is why they will now start their way in the knock-out stages of the tournament away from home, as they will have the advantage of playing the decisive match in Catalonia, with the support of their fans.

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For Los Blaugranas it is key to get a good result this Wednesday at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, as the Champions League is the only tournament in which they still have a chance to win the title this season. Coach Xavi Hernandez has already announced that he will leave next summer, but he still hopes to close his first stint as manager of the club with an unforgettable achievement.

However, it will not be an easy mission. The team's performances over the last few months have been disappointing and they know they will have to improve to compete with the best clubs in Europe. Fortunately for them, their opponents in the round of 16 have also struggled of late. Napoli were Serie A champions last season, but the departure of coach Luciano Spalletti caused problems that they have not yet been able to solve.

Xavi decided that Barcelona's starting lineup this Wednesday will be: Marc-André Ter Stegen; Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Iñigo Martinez, Joao Cancelo; Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski. Also on the bench will be Iñaki Peña, Ander Astralaga, Pau Cubarsi, Sergi Roberto, Oriol Romeu, Fermin Lopez, Hector Fort, Marc Casado, Joao Felix, Raphinha, Vitor Roque and Marc Guiu.

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They also need to win

In the previous season Napoli reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League and now they aim to improve on that performance. Coach Francesco Calzona chose this XI: Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mathias Olivera; Andre Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Jens Cajuste; Matteo Politano, Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.