Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has this evening provided his reaction to the clubโs mouth-watering upcoming Champions League Last-16 tie.
The draw for the knockout rounds of European footballโs elite club competition, of course, took place earlier today.
The continentโs heavyweights, for the most part, managed to avoid one another, with reigning champions Manchester City set to take on Copenhagen, Real Madrid paired with RB Leipzig, and Lazio awaiting Bayern Munich.
Five-time winners Barcelona, though, will certainly not have it easy in their efforts to carve out a quarter-final berth.
The Blaugrana will be forced to contend with Scudetto holders Napoli, in what many a neutral have already labelled the tie of the round.
Speaking to the media after his sideโs fate being confirmed, the aforementioned Aurelio De Laurentiis was in turn asked for his thoughts on Napoliโs impending showdown with Barca.
And the Italian patron appeared equally excited as fans across Europe.
As cited by TuttomercatoWeb, De Laurentiis confirmed his happiness, before labelling the La Liga giants โa proper teamโ:
โVery much so [Iโm happy]. That is a proper team, like ours.โ
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Conor Laird | GIFN
