Napoli start Dries Mertens, Gonzalo Higuain and Faouzi Ghoulam in their Champions League play-off with Athletic Bilbao.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) at the San Mames and only one of these two teams will go through to the group phase of the competition.

Napoli start Dries Mertens, Gonzalo Higuain and Faouzi Ghoulam in their Champions League play-off with Athletic Bilbao.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) at the San Mames and only one of these two teams will go through to the group phase of the competition.

The first leg ended 1-1 in Naples, so the Partenopei need at least a goal to have any hope of going through.

If this tie also finishes 1-1, then it will go to extra time and maybe even penalties, while away goals could be decisive.

Rafa Benitez makes two changes from the side that played last week, as he drops Miguel Angel Britos and Lorenzo Insigne to bring in Ghoulam and Mertens.

Higuain leads the attack with support from Marek Hamsik and Jose Callejon, while Walter Gargano keeps his midfield spot alongside Jorginho, leaving Gokhan Inler on the bench.

Athletic Bilbao stick with what worked at the San Paolo, but the only injury doubt for the starting XI was defender Mikel Balenziaga and he’s fit to start.

The San Mames is expected to hold 53,000 fans tonight in one of the most passionate atmospheres in Spain, as here last season Brcelona were beaten and Real Madrid held to a draw.

Around 700 Napoli supporters have made the trip to Bilbao.

Athletic Bilbao: Iraizoz; De Marcos, Gurpegi, Laporte, Balenziaga; Iturraspe, Mikel Rico; Beñat, Susaeta, Aduriz; Muniain

Athletic Bilbao bench: Erik Morán, San José, Ibai, Iago Herrerín, Iraola, Guillermo, Unai López

Napoli: Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, Gargano; Mertens, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain

Napoli bench: Andujar, Henrique, Britos, Zuniga, Inler, Insigne, Duvan Zapata

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