Barcelona vs Napoli, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
· 1st LegBarcelona rally for draw with Napoli in Europa League
Barcelona came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Napoli in their Europa League knockout round playoff first leg at the Camp Nou on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Adama Traoré (Barcelona).
- 5': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 9': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 9': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 15': Attempt saved. Nico González (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 15': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 18': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 18': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
- 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 23': Offside, Barcelona. Pedri tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 29': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 29': Goal! Barcelona 0, Napoli 1. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 32': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 32': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Adama Traoré (Barcelona).
- 34': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico González.
- 38': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 38': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 39': Nico González (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Nico González (Barcelona).
- 41': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 41': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Offside, Napoli. Juan Jesus tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 44': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Napoli 1.
- 51': Adama Traoré (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 53': Attempt saved. Nico González (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 55': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona).
- 55': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 56': Penalty conceded by Juan Jesus (Napoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 57': VAR Decision: Penalty Barcelona.
- 59': Goal! Barcelona 1, Napoli 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 60': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 60': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 62': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 63': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Nico González.
- 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Adama Traoré.
- 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 68': Hand ball by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 70': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 70': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 72': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres following a corner.
- 76': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 79': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 79': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 84': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedri.
- 89': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 89': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
- 90': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Alex Meret (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 90'+3': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 90'+8': Hand ball by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 33.2 | Possession | 66.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 657 |
| 374 | Passes | 741 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 26 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 73,525
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 73,525
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 28 | Nico González |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK)  |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
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