Tonight 15 February 2017 at the Santiago Bernabeu Napoli challenge Real Madrid in the knockout round of the Champions League. Real Madrid faces the first leg of the last 16 of
the Champions League against Napoli after suffering more of the count against
Osasuna in the Santander League.
Match Schedule:
Real Madrid vs. Napoli
Champions League Round
of 16
Date: 15 February 2017,
2:45 PM
Venue: Santiago
Bernabéu, Madrid
The defending European
champions welcome to the Neapolitans in the knockout round of the Champions League. It's a first, Real Madrid and SSC Napoli has never met so far in official
match. It will be done this Wednesday 15 February in the round of 16 of the
Champions League at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium.
At home, Real Madrid
must make a good impression. It is a question of his status as title holder but
also his future. In their only previous matchup, Real Madrid eliminated Naples
in the first round of the 1987/88 European Cup, winning 2-0 in cassa and
drawing 1-1 in Italy.
However, Real Madrid have been eliminated in seven of their
last matches in round of European Cup / Champions
League against Italian teams, being the only exception Rome last season in
eighth. This is the twentieth time in which Real Madrid reaches the qualifying
round of the Champions League, a record in the competition - have reached at
least the semifinals in the last six seasons.
The Naples finished
group leader for the first time after finishing second in the 2011/12 and third
in the 2013/14. However they have never passed the knockout stages of the
Champions League.