Napoli do have Dries Mertens ready to start the Champions League play-off with Nice, who look to Mario Balotelli and Wesley Sneijder.

It kicks off at the Allianz Riviera at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

Napoli do have Dries Mertens ready to start the Champions League play-off with Nice, who look to Mario Balotelli and Wesley Sneijder.

It kicks off at the Allianz Riviera at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

The first leg ended 2-0 at the Stadio San Paolo thanks to Mertens and a Jorginho penalty.

Mertens was a doubt to feature tonight, as he sustained a knock to his left foot during Saturday’s 3-1 Serie A victory away to Hellas Verona.

It has made wearing football boots uncomfortable over the last few days, but the Belgian is nonetheless in the starting XI with Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon.

While Balotelli and Sneijder were unavailable for the first leg, they are back in the Nice starting XI this evening.

Sneijder only just arrived as a free agent after his Galatasaray contract expired and he made his debut on Saturday evening in their first Ligue 1 win of the season.

Balo is also back after a hamstring problem and leads the line, but SuperMario has never beaten Napoli with just one draw from six meetings.

There are few alternatives, because Alassane Plea and Vincent Koziello were sent off at the San Paolo, so are suspended tonight.

Allan Saint-Maximin already impressed at the Stadio San Paolo and Adrien Tameze steps in to the midfield.

Nice are extremely strong at home in Europe, winning 15, drawing four and losing only three.

It is their first Champions League participation, only featuring in the European Cup in 1956-57 and 1959-60.

Nice: Cardinale; Souquet, Dante, Le Marchand, Jallet; Tameze, Seri; Walter, Sneijder, Saint-Maximin; Balotelli

Nice bench: Benitez, Lees-Melou, Srarfi, Burner, Marcel, Sarr, Knepe Ganago

Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne

Napoli bench: Sepe, Maggio, Zielinski, Chiriches, Rog, Diawara, Milik

Ref: Skomona (SLO)

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