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Barcelona return to European action on February 21 as they head to Napoli for a crunch Champions League Round of 16 first leg.
Xavi Hernandez’s long goodbye continues to be the main story for Barcelona with his side unlikely to retain their La Liga title in 2024.
Napoli are well off the pace in their own bid to defend a domestic crown with an incredible 33-point gap to leaders Inter Milan.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it worldwide, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
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Barcelona vs Napoli kick off time
This Champions League clash takes place at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, Italy and kicks off on Wednesday, February 21 at 9:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Wed, Feb. 21 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Wed, Feb. 21 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Wed, Feb. 21 | 8:00 p.m. GMT |
| India | Thu, Feb. 22 | 1:30 a.m. IST |
Barcelona vs Napoli live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | CBS,TUDN, UniMás | Fubo, Paramount+, ViX, Univision NOW, TUDN app/website |
| Canada | — | |
| UK | TNT Sports 2 | discovery+ |
| India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |
USA: Champions League matches are available to stream on Paramount+ (English). New users can currently get a FREE 30-day trial by entering discount code ‘GOAT’ at checkout. CBS will be showing the match on TV.
TUDN and UniMás have broadcast access in Spanish, and ViX is the place to go for (Spanish) streaming, with extra options available on Fubo.
Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.
UK: Matches are broadcast on TNT Sports and streamed on discovery+.
India: JioTV and Sony LIV are the live streaming options for this game.
Barcelona vs Napoli lineups, team news
Barcelona are without forward pair Ferran Torres and Joao Felix through injury.
Ilkay Gundogan is set to return, after coming off the bench in the 2-1 weekend La Liga win at Celta Vigo, with Vitor Roque in line for a Champions League debut.
Barcelona (4-3-3, right to left): Ter Stegen (GK) — Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Cancelo — Gundogan, de Jong, Pedri — Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski, Vitor Roque.
Barcelona subs (9): TBC
Walter Mazzarri will make a late call on star striker Victor Osimhen with the Nigerian international not featuring since his return from Africa Cup of Nations.
Napoli (4-3-3 right to left): Meret (GK) — Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Rrahmani, Olivera — Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski — Politano, Simeone, Kvaratskhelia.
Napoli subs (9): TBC
Barcelona vs Napoli prediction
Barcelona are unbeaten in their last four games with Napoli winning just one of their last four in a contrast in domestic consistency.
If Barcelona take advantage of Napoli’s poor form, they have a real chance to reach the quarterfinals, and lessen the impact of their La Liga struggles.
Prediction: Barcelona 1-0 Napoli
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