Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli 1st 1/8 finals of the Champions League will take place on Tuesday, February 21 at the Waldstadion stadium live on Digi Sport 2, Orange Sport 3 and Prima Sport 2. .
In one of the most interesting matches of this stage, “Eintracht” and “Napoli” meet, neither team is used to the “European spring”.
Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for this season’s Champions League as winners of the 2021-22 Europa League trophy after a penalty shoot-out final against Glasgow Rangers.
Eintracht Frankfurt finished second in a group with Tottenham, Olympique Marseille and Sporting Lisbon, but had a negative goal difference of seven goals scored and eight goals conceded.
In the Bundesliga, where they sit 6th, just two points off the Champions League, Oliver Glasner’s side won their last game 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen, while in the German Cup they have just qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition after 4- 2 at home to Darmstadt in the second division.
Note that in 2023, Eintracht won all four matches played at home.
Eintracht Frankfurt played in the Champions League final in the 1959-1960 season, losing 3-7 to Real Madrid at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Napoli, the undisputed leaders of Serie A (15 points above second-placed Inter Milan), went on a seven-game winning streak in the league that saw them unexpectedly crash out of the Coppa Italia by Cremonese on penalties.
In the ongoing UEFA Champions League draw, Luciano Spalletti’s side won their group with Liverpool, Ajax and Glasgow Rangers with an impressive goal difference of 20 goals scored and six conceded.
Napoli have played in the last 16 of the Champions League three times (2011-2012, 2016-2017 and 2019-2020), but have never progressed further, being knocked out by Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona in turn.
The two teams have met in just one European double before, in the 1994-95 UEFA Cup Round of 16, and Eintracht Frankfurt progressed with two 1-0 wins over Napoli as their land, as well as on the way out. .
Superbet offers odds of 1.35 on the prediction X2: a draw or a win for the guests in the match Eintracht Frankfurt – Napoli.
| Eintracht Frankfurt – Napoli | X2 | ||
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| Quota | 1.35 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
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