Barça coach Valverde looking forward to famous Napoli atmosphere
The coach spoke about Barcelona's last 16 Champions League draw on Monday
Barcelona will face Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League, with their first game against the Italians followed by the second La Liga Clasico of the season at the Santiago Bernabeu.
"Napoli are a dangerous team," coach Ernesto Valverde told Barça TV. "Maybe they're not in their best form but it is a tough draw. There will be a great atmosphere at their stadium for the first leg. You never know how the two teams will be when the games come around. They have good players in attack, like Mertens and Insigne. In the U.S in preseason they showed the quality they have, they play good football.
"There will be a fierce atmosphere at a stadium where the fans are right on top of you. We're used to playing in these atmospheres and it will be nice to experience everything that's generated around this game in Naples."
Gennaro Gattuso, the Napoli coach who has just replaced Carlo Ancelotti said: "A great team, a great challenge, two fascinating races. We will face them [Barcelona] without fear."
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