Gennaro Gattuso hopes to see a fearless Napoli against Barcelona and has admitted that it’s “useless” to man-mark Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi.

The Partenopei coach is preparing for his first Champions League match as a coach and he will face one of the greatest teams in the tournament since the birth of the new format in the competition.

But he wants to see a different Napoli at the San Paolo tomorrow, not the usual one that has struggled to get the results at home in Serie A.

Lorenzo Insigne has warned Napoli that Lionel Messi is only the leader of many great champions of Barcelona and hopes to bring the fans some joy tomorrow.

The Blaugrana arrive for their first leg in the round of 16 in the Champions League and the captain has stressed that they will have to face the challenge as a team.

Napoli completed the second-half comeback from a Jhon Chancellor opener to beat Brescia 2-1 with Lorenzo Insigne’s penalty and a Fabian Ruiz stunner.

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Lorenzo Insigne admits the Coppa Italia is “important” to Napoli, but he is injured for the first leg of the semi-final against Inter this evening.

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“We need a great performance, as we certainly didn’t give our best against Lecce. There are regrets that we wasted so many chances,” Insigne told Rai Sport, referring to Sunday’s 3-2 Serie A home defeat.

Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne says they are Liverpool’s “bogey side” and the player mutiny was “everyone’s fault.”

The Napoli captain spoke to Sky Sport Italia about the Partenopei’s clashes with the European champions over the past two seasons.

“Every time we meet Liverpool we produce great performances,” Insigne told the channel.

“Against them we produce stratospheric performances. We became their bogey side.

Matteo Politano has revealed he is “happy to have chosen” Napoli and has vowed to return “to my best form” at the San Paolo.

After struggling to convince Antonio Conte at the Giuseppe Meazza this term, Politano moved to Napoli during the transfer window in January.

He likes the environment at his new club and has claimed Gennaro Gattuso’s system will suit him better than the one at Inter.

Lorenzo Insigne thanked Napoli strength in depth and Gennaro Gattuso’s grit after they beat Sampdoria 4-2. “We have to make up for the damage done earlier this season.”

It was a chaotic match at Marassi, as the visitors went 2-0 up within 16 minutes, were pegged back by a Fabio Quagliarella volley and Manolo Gabbiadini penalty, but Diego Demme and Dries Mertens sealed it late on.

Leonardo Bonucci hopes the defeat to Napoli will “serve as a valuable lesson” for Juventus and revealed why the second goal was a risk of zonal marking.

Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne scored the goals, before a late Cristiano Ronaldo consolation at the Stadio San Paolo.

“Napoli gave more than 100 per cent, they were so determined on every ball and every knockdown. We gave 99 per cent and paid the price for that,” Bonucci told Sky Sport Italia.

Goalscorer Lorenzo Insigne said the 2-1 result against Juventus was “a victory for Napoli and for all of Naples.”

The Partenopei had lost three Serie A games in a row and were without a league victory at the Stadio San Paolo since October.

Juve had lost only once in the top flight under Maurizio Sarri, 3-1 to Lazio, and were beaten here 2-1 with Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne strikes.