Barcelona vs Napoli: Stefan Schwoch Explains What Victor Osimhen Is Capable of Ahead UCL Showdown

• Victor Osimhen has been tipped to be the game-changer when Napoli takes on Barcelona in the UCL
• The Nigerian striker scored Napoli's only goal in the first leg of the tie at the Diego Maradona Stadium
• Stefan Schwoch also shared his thoughts on Osimhen's recent penalty misses ahead of the showdown

Former Napoli striker, Stefan Schwoch, has disclosed what Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen is capable of ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash with Barcelona.

The Italian side drew the first leg of the Round of 16 tie 1-1 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium last month, with the Nigerian international scoring Napoli's only goal with Robert Lewandowski doing the same for the Catalans.

The Parthenopeans will be hoping to upset the Spanish La Liga giants when they face in the second leg at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium on Tuesday evening.

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Ahead of the mouth-watering UCL Round of 16 second leg clash in Spain, Schwoch is optimistic about Napoli's chances and claimed Osimhen is capable of changing the game. At the same time, he can also bet on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is currently in form, according to a report by Soccernet.

"If I had to bet a chip on a Napoli player, I would actually divide it in two and bet half on Kvara, who is in amazing form and half on Osimhen, who remains the player capable of changing the game," he said.

The former Napoli striker also admitted that the Super Eagles star is not perfect when taking penalties but fancies the Nigerian international stepping up if the match twists towards that direction.

"Osimhen is not the most infallible penalty taker, but if it were to come to penalties, several Napoli players are capable of taking them (Politano, Rui, Lobotka, Kvara and several others). But I am sure that it would also be up to Osimhen to take it."

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Capello speaks on replacing Osimhen at Napoli

Sports Brief earlier reported that Fabio Capello claimed Napoli will find it difficult to replace Osimhen if he ends up leaving in the summer.

The Nigerian striker was instrumental to the club's recent success, guiding the Italian team to their first Scudetto in three decades last season.