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Gennaro Gattuso: Napoli 'Will Buy Helmets and Armour' for 2nd Leg with Barcelona

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Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso said his side will be prepared when they take on Barcelona in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie.

The Partenopei held the Catalan giants to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday in Naples.

"We know the difficulties we are going through," Gattuso said, per Goal'sDejan Kalinic. "We will buy helmets and armour. We will get all the necessary [tools] and will play the next game. Nothing is over."

The Italian also reserved praise for his side. He told Sky Sport Italia (h/t Goal's Sacha Pisani), Napoli had to adapt their approach because of Barcelona's attacking threat, which he felt they did well:

"They force you to defend deep, and we had to play like that, because if there were spaces back there, they could really hurt us.