Tougher task, the two FC Barcelona players who will miss game against Napoli

The Champions League is back today, and only eight teams will be playing the Round of 16 this week. Next week, FC Barcelona will be visiting Naples, Italy, to play Napoli in the 1st leg of the round of 16. Barcelona seems excited to get started again in the Champions League since they have missed this round of the competition for two years. The Champions League seems to be the priority for the Catalan club to win this season as La Liga gets more complicated.

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After the 3-3 draw against Granada, FC Barcelona remain third in the La Liga table with 51 points. Barca are 10 points away from Real Madrid, who are comfortable at the top of the league table after beating Girona 4-0 the past weekend. Girona is still second and is five points clear of Barca and five points away from Real Madrid. Xavi spoke after the game, hinting at the title challenge being over. Xavi said, "The team had faith, courage, and desire, but unfortunately, this is not enough. We had a chance to close the gap with Girona and stay in the title race, but things became more difficult. Even before the match, winning La Liga was very difficult, but now it became even more difficult."

Before the Napoli game next week, Barcelona will Celta de Vigo away from home on Saturday. Barcelona will need to pick up a win to compete in a title race. The main focus seems to be Napoli, as the club tries to recover some injured players in time for next week's game. The club receives bad news as two players are ruled out for the game.

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Ferran Torres and Joao Felix will not be playing against Napoli next week

RAC 1 reports that João Felix and Ferran Torres have been ruled out for the first leg vs Napoli. Torres was injured two weeks ago against Osasuna, while Felix was injured in the 5-3 loss against Villarreal. Both were expected to make the Napoli game and come off the bench, but it seems the team will have to play without them.