Napoli entertain AC Milan in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, aiming to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit and reach the last four for the very first time – while the visitors will be looking to set up a potential semi-final derby against arch-rivals Inter.
The hosts may be 14 points clear at the top of Serie A and about to secure their first scudetto in 33 years, but their form has stalled recently. Manager Luciano Spalletti and co. will hope that the chance to make more history in the cauldron-like atmosphere of the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona can inspire them to get firmly back on track.
Milan may be 22 points behind Napoli in Serie A, but that narrow first-leg victory came just 10 days after they thumped the Partenopei 4-0 in their own back yard in the league. Under Stefano Pioli, the Rossoneri seem to be re-emerging as a European force – and they could reach the Champions League semis for the first time since 2007 – when they last lifted the famous trophy.
Kick-off is at 8pm BST.
Team news
Napoli will be without two key players due to suspensions: star centre-back Kim Min-Jae picked up his third Champions League booking of the season in the first leg, while midfield lynchpin Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa was sent off. Striker Giovanni Simeone remains sidelined by injury, while attacking midfielder Gianluca Gaetano is doubtful.
Milan, by contrast, have a fully fit squad at their disposal. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is injured but was not included in the Rossoneri's Champions League roster in any case.
Form
Napoli's goalless draw at home to struggling Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday means they have won only one of their last four games. The Partenopei have won 15 out of 20 home matches in all competitions this term – although their two defeats have come in their last five home outings.
Milan have not been in spectacular form of late: Pioli's side have won only two of their last seven in all competitions – but they have kept four clean sheets in the process and lost just one of those games. The visitors drew 1-1 away to Bologna in
Serie A last time out.
Referee
Szymon Marciniak of Poland will be the referee for Napoli vs AC Milan.
Stadium
Napoli vs AC Milan will be played at the 54,726-capacity Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples.
In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown onParamount+ in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Champions League football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a Champions League fixture, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
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International Premier League TV rights
• UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
• USA: NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
• Canada: The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
• Australia: Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
• New Zealand: Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
