Barcelona are heading to the UEFA Europa League round of 16.
Barcelona: Xavi's men enter the game with a day more of rest and get Gerard Pique back after he serves a suspension in La Liga over the weekend. It's 1-0 at the Stadio Maradona, with Jordi Alba scoring the opening goal of the night. 2-0 Barcelona: what a goal by Frenkie de Jong. Ferran Torres finds the Dutch midfielder after recovering a ball and he has all the time and the room to think and shoot from more than twenty meters. Another amazing goal scored by Barcelona with Pierre Aubameyang, who makes his first goal in the European competitions with his new club. Few seconds later Victor Osimhen has a chance, the first one of the night, but fails to convert it into a goal. Did it both on the wing and centrally and never tried to do too much. ⚽ Led his team in tackles and interceptions on the defensive end, and he also scored a goal with a terrific run and finish. A bit better in the second half when he switched to the 4-3-3. ⚽ A huge mistake from the corner kick that favored a counterattack that led to the first goal of the match. He was the creative midfielder who scored the first goal and also provided assists to his teammates in the first leg, but this time around, he didn't do much at all. Forced to play defensively compared to the first leg, which was a factor on the night given his qualities. Napoli were definitely more aggressive in the second half but failed to create chances to change the result.
Robert Summerscales gives his Barcelona player ratings after watching them beat Napoli 4-2 away from home to progress in the UEFA Europa League.
Ended Napoli's hopes of a comeback with an emphatic finish into the top corner. Pedri - 7/10 Surprised everyone with a composed right-footed finish for the opener, after a determined sprint through the center of the pitch. Looked composed on the ball all night. Ronald Araujo - 7/10 But cost his team a penalty with a reckless decision to rush out and slide in on Victor Osimhen feet first.
Barcelona cruised into the Europa League last-16 with a scintillating attacking display that Napoli simply had no answer for. Brilliant early goals from ...
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Napoli host the decisive second match in their Round of 16 series against Spanish giants Barcelona with a 1-1 draw in the first leg leaving everything to be ...
Still a high pace to the game early in the second half. What a goal! Expect more goals in the second half, what a game it's been so far! All action here at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. What a player! 74th min: A triple change for both sides here!
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Napoli had their work cut out for them in the second half, but any thoughts of a comeback were put to rest just before the hour mark with a stellar strike from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who curled a first-time shot into the upper right corner from a pass across the box by Adama Traore. The visitors wasted no time in taking the lead, with Jordi Alba finishing off a rapid-fire counter-attack and Frenkie de Jong curling in an absolute beauty from distance to stake Barcelona to a 2-0 advantage before 15 minutes. Barcelona turned in a classy display as they beat Napoli 4-2 in their Europa League playoff second leg at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on Thursday to advance to the round of 16 by an aggregate score of 5-3.
Napoli host the decisive second match in their Round of 16 series against Spanish giants Barcelona with a 1-1 draw in the first leg leaving everything to be ...
Still a high pace to the game early in the second half. What a goal! Expect more goals in the second half, what a game it's been so far! All action here at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. What a player! 74th min: A triple change for both sides here!