Napoli’s Champions League opponents will be one from Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir, Young Boys, Steaua Bucharest and Mario Balotelli’s Nice.
The Partenopei finished third in Serie A, so must go through a preliminary round to reach the tournament proper.
Maurizio Sarri’s men are seeded in the draw, so know they will avoid some of the bigger names like Liverpool, Sevilla, CSKA Moscow and Sporting CP.
This evening’s results confirmed the options that Napoli could pick from the draw on Friday afternoon.
Napoli’s Champions League opponents will be one from Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir, Young Boys, Steaua Bucharest and Mario Balotelli’s Nice.
The Partenopei finished third in Serie A, so must go through a preliminary round to reach the tournament proper.
Maurizio Sarri’s men are seeded in the draw, so know they will avoid some of the bigger names like Liverpool, Sevilla, CSKA Moscow and Sporting CP.
This evening’s results confirmed the options that Napoli could pick from the draw on Friday afternoon.
They are Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir, Young Boys, Steaua Bucharest and Nice.
Balotelli was out injured this evening, but Nice fought back for a late 2-2 draw with Ajax that sent them through on away goals.
The Champions League preliminary round begins on August 15/16 with the second leg on August 22/23.
League Route
Pot 1
Sevilla, Napoli, Liverpool, CSKA Moscow, Sporting CP
Pot 2
Steaua Bucharest, Young Boys, Nice, Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir
Champions Route
Pot 1
Olympiakos, Celtic, Copenhagen, APOEL, Maribor
Pot 2
Qarabag, Astana, Rijeka, Hapoel Be’er-Sheva, Slavia Prague