Napoli vs Barcelona, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
· 2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 5-3 on aggregateBarcelona thrash Napoli on vintage night to reach Europa League round of 16
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..
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Adama Traoré (Barcelona).
- 6': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 8': Goal! Napoli 0, Barcelona 1. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré following a fast break.
- 12': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 13': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Piotr Zielinski is caught offside.
- 13': Goal! Napoli 0, Barcelona 2. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 15': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 15': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 17': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
- 19': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 19': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 21': Penalty Napoli. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 21': Penalty conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 21': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 23': Goal! Napoli 1, Barcelona 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 25': Offside, Barcelona. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 27': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 28': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 29': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 32': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 32': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a fast break.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 35': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 35': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 38': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Hand ball by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 42': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 42': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 45': Goal! Napoli 1, Barcelona 3. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Diego Demme.
- 46': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 46': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 47': Offside, Barcelona. Marc-André ter Stegen tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 50': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pedri.
- 53': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 56': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 56': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Offside, Napoli. Eljif Elmas tries a through ball, but Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 59': Goal! Napoli 1, Barcelona 4. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 61': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 61': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 64': Adama Traoré (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 65': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
- 67': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 69': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 72': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Osimhen with a headed pass.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Adama Traoré.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Pedri.
- 76': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 76': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 77': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 78': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nico González.
- 80': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
- 80': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Adam Ounas is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Ferran Torres.
- 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 86': Offside, Barcelona. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
- 87': Goal! Napoli 2, Barcelona 4. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 88': Hand ball by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
- 90': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 90': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 90': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nico González.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 520 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 572 | Passes | 449 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 6 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 37,858
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 37,858
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski  |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
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