Barcelona's Kermanich spoke about the upcoming match against Napoli in the Champions League playoffs.

As part of the first part of the two-match confrontation in the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League, Napoli will take on Barcelona at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona near Naples.

Blaugranas head coach Javi Hernandez shared his impressions of the upcoming match with the Italian club.

" This is a wonderful scenario - to play a great match against a team like Napoli, which literally changed its coach in advance. It won't be easy for us to prepare. Forbidden, we stand against the honorable champions of Italy.

I don't consider us favorites.

In my opinion, it’s 50/50, and it’s our fault to show on the field what’s best for Napoli. And tomorrow, and through the next few years, when we get our bearings again - everything else has no meaning. We're not here to shut up critics. “We are playing for ourselves, for the patients, for the prestige,” Xavi said at the pre-match press conference..

The match between Napoli and Barcelona will take place on Wednesday, 21 February, at 22:00. You can follow the key points of this competition in the online text broadcast on Footballball. ua.