12/3/2024–|Last updated: 3/12/202409:50 PM (Mecca time)
Two decisive matches will be held – today, Tuesday – in the second leg of the Champions League final, the first between Barcelona of Spain and its guest Napoli of Italy, and the other, in which Arsenal of England hosts Porto of Portugal.
Barcelona hopes to overcome its injury crisis when it hosts Napoli. Barca coach Xavi is missing three key players in the midfield: Dutchman Frankie de Jong, Pedri and Gavi, in addition to striker Ferran Torres and left back Alejandro Balde.
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– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) March 11, 2024
It achieved a difficult victory over its guest Mallorca 1-0 on Friday with a goal from the young man Al-Amin Jamal, maintaining the 8-point gap with leaders Real Madrid, and a point ahead of its second-place neighbor Girona.
The team of coach Xavi, who won the continental title four times when he was a distinguished midfield player, returned with a 1-1 draw against southern Italy, when Polish Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 60th minute, then the best African player equalized with Nigerian Victor Osimhen a quarter of an hour before. the end.
📍Landed in Barcelona
💙 #ForzaNapoliSemper pic.twitter.com/4062HHgvki
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) March 11, 2024
On the other hand, Napoli is going through a balanced phase after a bad start in the league and changes that affected its technical staff, leading up to the appointment of Francesco Calzona, as it has not lost in its last 5 matches (two wins and 3 draws) in the Italian League, where it occupies seventh place.
Napoli officially lost the Italian League title, as it was 31 points behind leaders Inter, 10 stages before the end of the competitions.
The date of the Barcelona and Napoli match and the channel broadcasting it
The match will be held today, Tuesday, at 23:00 Mecca time (21:00 GMT) at Montjuïc Stadium, where the Blaugrana are currently playing, awaiting the completion of work on their new stadium.
The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports HD 1.
Arsenal’s knot in the final price
In London, where Arsenal topped the Premier League with a difficult victory over Brentford 2-1 and held on to it by benefiting from a draw between defending champion Manchester City and its host Liverpool (1-1), Spanish coach Mikel Arteta’s men are looking to overturn their first-leg loss to Porto with a late goal scored by Brazilian Galeño.
🇧🇷 It had to be Galeno! 👏#UCLGOTW | @Heineken pic.twitter.com/8RkuYDbD7P
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 23, 2024
Unlike the Premier League, where it achieved 8 consecutive victories during which it scored 33 goals, the results of Arsenal – which did not win the continental competition title, content with runner-up in the 2006 edition – in the 16-final of the continental championship do not bode well, as it lost 7 times in the last 9 matches and faces the risk of exiting this tournament. The role for the eighth time in a row.
On the other hand, Porto, champions in 1987 and 2004, received a huge dose of confidence by defeating their historical rival Benfica 5-0 last week, reducing the gap with them to 6 points in third place in the local league, which Sporting leads.
The date of the Arsenal and Porto match and the channel broadcasting it
The match will be held today at 23:00 Mecca time (21:00 GMT) at the Emirates Stadium in north London.
The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports HD 2.