In the early morning of February 25, Beijing time, the second leg of the Europa League knockout play-off began: Napoli vs Barca. In the first half, Alba, Francie De Jong and Pique scored goals and Insigne hit the penalty; in the second half, Aubameyang scored and Politano scored. In the end, Barca won 4-2 to reach the Europa League knockout rounds 5-3 on aggregate.
The first leg of the match between the two sides, played at Camp Nou, was 1-1. This time, he moved to Napoli's home stadium: the Maradona Stadium. This man's name, both for Barca and For Naples, is landmark. Therefore, this competition is also called "Maradon nadby".
In the 7th minute, Alba broke the deadlock on the field.
In the 12th minute, Frankie De Jong world wave.
In the 22nd minute, Ter Stegen sent a penalty and Insigne hit the penalty.
In the 44th minute, Pique scored.
In the 58th minute, Aubameyang went down again.
In the 86th minute, Politano pulled a goal back.
After that, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither scored. 4-2, Barca beat Napoli to advance to the Europa League knockout stages 5-3 on aggregate.
In this campaign, Napoli played really poorly, which is not unrelated to the fact that they suffered a large number of injuries. Conversely, Barca's recent form has been too good. Even Harvey couldn't help but give a thumbs up in this game. Today's situation can be achieved because in the winter window, Barça has bought people at a great expense.
In this match, Pique became a shining star, setting two major records: the first, in Europe, he scored a total of 15 goals, equaling Koeman, becoming the most scoring defender in the team's history; the second, at the age of 35 years and 25 days, became the oldest barca to score in the Europa League.
Napoli starters: 1- Meret, 4-Dem, 6-Mario Rui, 7-Hermas, 8-Fabian Ruiz, 9-Osmaine, 13-Rachmani, 20-Zelinski, 22-Di Lorenzo, 24-Insigne, 26-Koulibaly
Barca starters: 1 Ter Stegen, 2 Durst, 3 Pique, 4 Araujo, 5 Busquets, 11 Traore, 16 Pedri, 18 Alba, 19 Ferran Torres, 21 F. De Jong, 25 Aubameyang