Written by Syed Hosni
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 07:00 AM
Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt hosts its counterpart Naples The Italian, in the match that brings together the two teams at the “Dutch Bank Park Stadium” at ten in the evening today, Tuesday, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2022-23 European Champions League competition.
The leaders of the Italian League qualified for the round of sixteen in the Champions League, after topping Group A, in which Liverpool and Ajax were present, with 15 points, while Eintracht Frankfurt qualified after finishing second in Group Four behind leaders Tottenham with 10 points.
Tuesday’s meeting will be the third meeting between the two teams, as Frankfurt won the previous two matches, which were brought together by Napoli in the European Union Cup.
The return match between the two teams will be held at the “Diego Armando Maradona” stadium, next March 15.
Napoli is the best team in the group stage of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League; Because of the results he achieved during this role, from winning 5 meetings and defeating him in one.
And Napoli had snatched the spotlight in the group stage when the Calcio leaders won the first 5 rounds of the group thanks to the brilliance of its player Victor Osimhen, before losing in the last round at the hands of Liverpool, who finished this role as the group runner-up..
As for Frankfurt, it is still continuing in the tournament thanks to the huge leap in its level during the group stage, especially when it beat Marseille and Sporting Lisbon, which eliminated it from the tournament after the German team secured the lead..
The German football representative maintained his level, which won the European League, and is still in the advanced positions of the Bundesliga, although the start of the season was not ideal for him.
