Xavi in Trouble as Barcelona Set to Face Fury of Top Super Eagles Striker in Big Game

• Victor Osimhen is expected to lead the attack for Napoli against Barcelona in the Europa League on Thursday, 17 February
• The Europa League encounter between Barcelona and Napoli will be tough as this is the first time the Catalans will be playing in the competition
• Osimhen has netted four incredible goals in just 168 minutes of Europa League action this season for Napoli

Victor Osimhen will be Barcelona’s biggest threat on Thursday night, 17 February, when the Catalans host Italian giants Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League round knockout.

Barcelona would blame themselves for falling into the Europa League following their failure to finish first or second in the Group stage.

This is the first time that Barcelona will be playing in the Europa League in their history and Xavi and his wards will want to make their campaign count in this season's competition.

With the arrival of Gabonese striker Aubameyang from Arsenal, Barcelona will be ready to facr Napoli who will also be counting on Victor Osimhen up front.

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How will Nigerian striker Osimhen be a threat to Barcelona?

According to the report on Soccernet, Victor Osimhen remains Napoli’s most potent attacker and is the only player to have hit double digits for the club this season, with four of his ten goals coming in the Europa League.

Osimhen’s four strikes in just three appearances across 168 minutes make him the striker with the best goal average in the competition.

Where will the match be played and time?

The Europa League encounter between Barcelona and Napoli will be played at the Camp Nou and the battle with start by 6:45pm.

Super Eagles star scores wonder goal for European giants in win over tough opponents in League battle

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Moses Simon was on Sunday, 13 February, the hero as the Super Eagles winger scored the winning goal for his club Nantes as they recorded a 1-0 win over visiting Reims in a French Ligue 1 game.

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The Nigerian winger has been in good form this season for his club Nantes and also for the Super Eagles of Nigeria, considering his performances at the just concluded African Cup of Nations.

After losing their game against Strasbourg, Moses Simon and his teammates knew that a win would be suitable for them against Reims and they did themselves lots of good to get it.

Reims were down to 10 men in the 14th minute when Morocco defender Younis Abdelhamid was shown a straight red card.