Luciano Spalletti said before Napoli’s Champions League meeting with Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday night that he doesn’t trust journalists who were convinced the Partenopei would not finish in the top four in Serie A this season.Like a broken record – Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia bring three more pointsThey are enjoying a 15-point lead over second-placed Inter, mostly thanks to their deadly attacking duo Victor Osimhen – Khvicha Kvaratschkelia and Spalletti was asked how he is dealing with praise from journalists and pundits.”I don’t trust you. I am still thinking about questions at the start of the season when you thought we wouldn’t qualify for the Champions League,” noted the Italian tactician.He’s making history with Napoli, but Spalletti still has time to teach school absentees a valuable life lesson”Now you are saying the opposite. We know we have potential, just like our opponents. Napoli are a strong side, but they [Eintracht] also have chances. It’s 50-50.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7041311##The 2021-22 UEFA Europa League winners, Frankfurt, are sitting in sixth place in Bundesliga, just five points below the table-toppers Bayern Munich. To reach the knockout stage, they had to overpower Sporting Lisbon and Olympique Marseille in groups, finishing as the runners-up, a point behind Tottenham Hotspur. However, they won only one of three home games, mainly benefiting from their better-than-average output in the away games, which should serve as a warning for the Italians.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUERound of 16 – first legTuesday23.00: (2.40) Liverpool (3.45) Real Madrid (3.10)23.00: (3.40) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.45) Napoli (2.25)Wednesday23.00: (5.00) RB Leipzig (3.70) Man.City (1.80)23.00: (1.80) Inter (3.60) Porto (5.20)***odds are subject to change
